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LINCOLN --  Nebraska senators voted 36-0 to advance the state’s main budget bill after a two-day debate over several amendments related to property tax relief, railroad inspectors and funding for the University of Nebraska.

Sarah Brumfield and Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan are seeking the Subdistrict 9 seat on the Omaha Public Schools board.

Omaha’s Grace University is expanding its academic offerings at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

A two-day conference on entrepreneurship is underway in Omaha.

Debate over the pending purchase of a $2.2 million airplane by the state resurfaced in the Legislature Wednesday during discussion on the main budget bill.

Voters in the Omaha Public Schools’ Subdistrict 8 will select Lacey Merica or William Forsee as their next representative.

Katie Underwood and Andy Allen are the candidates for the Omaha Public Schools Subdistrict 7 seat.

The Literacy Center has partnered with Bank of the West to offer a pilot 5-week financial literacy program.

Eight school districts and six community organizations will receive funding from the Learning Community for early childhood and extended learning programs.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lawmakers have started to debate a series of bills that will make up Nebraska's next state budget.