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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday August 04, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Bill Championed by ATA to Modernize Security Screening Process Moves Forward
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 31 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation would eliminate waste and inefficiencies in credentialing system costing frontline transportation workers Today, the American Trucking Associations applauded the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act taking a key step forward in the Senate. The legislation, authored by Senators Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Jon Tester (D-Montana),  more

EPA Issues Plan to Address Regional Haze Pollution from Gerald Gentleman Station
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Sutherland, NEBRASKA Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) that will require the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) to install a scrubber on its Gerald Gentleman Station coal plant in order to address the plant's major contributions to haze pollution. Regional haze is a major concern for 98 percent of national parks in the United Stat  more

Nebraska Lawmakers Propose Online Delivery Taxes
MCLEAN, Virginia, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news: * * * NE residents could face a new tax on retail and takeout orders * * * Two bills just introduced during the Nebraska state legislature's special session propose new online delivery taxes - taxing Amazon and Walmart purchases, food delivery, takeout orders, and other goods purchased online. One bill (LB 19) threatens a tax of two  more

Thousands of Nebraskans' Voting Rights at Stake in New Lawsuit
NEW YORK, July 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: LINCOLN, Neb. Nebraskans who are at risk of being denied a vote this year are suing Nebraska's top elections official and the Douglas and Hall County Election Commissioners in hopes of ensuring they will have a voice at the polls this November. The outcome of their la  more

Thousands of Nebraskans' Voting Rights at Stake in New Lawsuit
LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 30 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: Nebraskans who are at risk of being denied a vote this year are suing Nebraska's top elections official and the Douglas and Hall County Election Commissioners in hopes of ensuring they will have a voice at the polls this November. The outcome of their lawsuit will likely impact thousands of Nebraskans' voting rights. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Nebras  more