The 2022 Nebraska Legislature cut taxes and invested in water and urban projects, while deadlocking on criminal justice reform, prisons, and other issues.
The Nebraska Medical Association has adopted a resolution supporting the preservation of reproductive rights, marking a shift away from the group s formerly neutral stance.
Chris Kleponis/Polaris/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(LINCOLN, Neb.) Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said Monday he will not call a special session to discuss stricter abortion laws because there is a lack of votes for the proposed legislation. Currently, the Cornhusker State bans abortion after 20 weeks. However, Republicans in the state legislature have been trying to garner support for a 12-week abortion ban. Ricketts, a Republican, had vowed he would push lawmakers to severely restrict or ban abortion following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in June. The governor announced he received a letter from Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers with signatures from 30 state senators supporting the special session to debate the 12-week ban. This is three votes shy of the 33-vote minimum needed to overcome a filibuster, which Ricketts pointed out in his statement explaining why he would not be calling the special session. "It is deeply saddening that only 30 Nebraska state