LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Time is running out for Nebraska lawmakers to address some of the most high-profile issues of the year, and legislative leaders now concede that some priorities probably won't get debated.
When they reconvene Tuesday, senators will have 11 working days left in their short, 60-day session with contentious issues unresolved: property taxes, medical marijuana and a new Medicaid proposal to provide health coverage to low-income people.
Lawmakers spent much of the session slogging through drawn-out debates on issues such as poker, meatpacker ownership of hogs and hunting permit fees.
Sen. Heath Mello of Omaha says this session will be remembered as "the year of the filibuster."
Speaker of the Legislature Galen Hadley says lawmakers increasingly see filibusters as a way to block bills when they're in the minority.
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