Nebraska Legislature may resume session for emergency aid

Nebraska Legislature may resume session for emergency aid
Nebraska Unicameral
March 20th, 2020 | Chris Cottrell

Lincoln, Neb.  —  Nebraska lawmakers may be returning to the Capitol on Monday to approve emergency aid for state agencies that are responding to the new coronavirus pandemic. Speaker of the Legislature Jim Scheer says he expects to decide Friday afternoon whether to temporarily resume the session. He says hell decide after a legislative briefing with the governors office to discuss the new funding requests. Scheer says he wants to ensure theres enough agreement in the Legislature to pass the emergency funding before he makes the call. If lawmakers convene on Monday, they would need to check in on Tuesday and Wednesday as well to fulfill the procedural requirements to approve the funding

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