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Nebraska will vote in November to keep or toss controversial Opportunity Scholarship Act
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNebraska voters will decide in November if the controversial Opportunity Scholarship Act involving...
Nebraska lawmakers seek to solidify taxpayer-funded school choice before voters can decide it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNebraska lawmakers are on track to pass a bill that would circumvent an upcoming ballot initiative...
Nebraska lawmaker behind school choice law targets the process that could repeal it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA Nebraska lawmaker behind a new law that allows millions in state income tax to go to private school tuition scholarships is now targeting the referendum petition process that could allow state ...
Question of whether Nebraska public money can go to private schools still set for November ballot
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoNebraska’s top election official has ruled that voters will get to decide this year whether to...
The push for school choice in Nebraska is pitting lawmakers against their constituents
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNebraska lawmakers are set for the first time to pass a bill that would block the public from voting...
New Nebraska Bill on ‘Opportunity Scholarships’ Passes First-Round Debate
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLINCOLN — After an emotional, four-hour debate that extended into Tuesday night, Nebraska lawmakers...
State lawmakers pass updated ‘Opportunity Scholarship’ bill
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 1 week agoLINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to an updated bill that will devote $10...
Nebraska lawmaker seeks to block November ballot effort outlawing taxpayer money for private schools
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Nebraska lawmaker behind a new law that would divert millions in state income tax to scholarships for private school tuition is now seeking to have an effort to repeal the law yanked from ...
Opponents of Nebraska plan to use public money for private school tuition seek ballot initiative
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOrganizers of an effort to have Nebraska voters weigh in on whether to use taxpayer money to pay for...
Spending Tops $2 Million in Fight Over Nebraska’s Opportunity Scholarship Law
The 74 via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLINCOLN — Spending to rescind a new school choice law in Nebraska, along with expenditures to retain...