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2:14 pm
Mon January 30, 2012

Bill seeks to keep young people in school until age 18

 

A measure in the Unicameral seeks to keep young people in school until graduation or age 18.

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Politics & Elections
5:00 am
Mon January 30, 2012

Senator Harms introduces all vote by mail elections options

A bill in the Nebraska legislature would allow residents in counties with fewer than 10,000 residents the opportunity to participate in vote by mail elections.

It would require the approval of eligible voters in the counties. The bill’s sponsor, Nebraska Senator John Harms, says the measure would streamline the voting process, save counties money and give more people the opportunity to vote.  He says the voting by mail turnout for special elections in the state has always been positive.

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Politics & Elections
8:22 am
Thu January 26, 2012

Legislation would provide tax credits for restoring historic properties

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The historic Farm Credit building in downtown Omaha.

Developers wanting to rehabilitate state, federal, or locally-designated historic sites could get a tax credit for doing so under legislature in the Unicameral.

The Historic Property Restoration and Reuse Act is sponsored by Bellevue Senator Abbie Cornett. Developers who restore a historic property, or a facility within a historic district, could apply for a 25 percent tax credit. Nonprofits could be eligible for a 30 percent tax credit.

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