Nebraska has the country's only single-chamber, nonpartisan legislature, and state leaders have long held up the unique system as an example of efficiency that rises above hyperpartisan politics
Proponents of ending secret ballot voting to elect leadership in the Nebraska Legislature say they have enough support to change the rules. Others say: Not so fast.
Speaker Mike Hilgers said he plans to resign from the Legislature at midnight on January 3, 2023. The Legislature will convene hours later on the morning of January 4.
The retirement of longtime Clerk of the Legislature Patrick O’Donnell not only presents a rare change in the top administrative officer of the unique, one-house Unicameral Legislature, but also an awkward situation.