The Nebraska Legislature on Thursday debated a proposal aimed at setting policies about schools' use of technology to monitor students.

Representative Don Bacon, who represents Nebraska’s second congressional district, spoke with Nebraska Public Media on national cybersecurity, federal spending cuts and foreign relations.

More than 15,000 influenza cases have been reported this flu season, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

Nebraska senators advanced a proposal to treat gig employees as independent contractors, and heard a proposal designed to limit Chinese influence.

A proposed state budget from Gov. Jim Pillen includes cuts to several water recreation projects in Nebraska. But a bill from Sen. Barry DeKay would give authority to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to carry out other, cheaper park enhancements. DeKay, who represents a northeast Nebraska district that includes Lewis and Clark Lake and Niobrara State Park, said in a hearing Wednesday his legislation will help get projects across the finish line despite potential budget cuts.

Some of Nebraska’s elected officials are weighing in on negotiations in the war between Russia and Ukraine. They are also addressing President Donald Trump’s comments saying that Ukraine “should have never started it.”

Faith leaders from across the state and across denominations have responded to a recent immigration enforcement policy that would allow arrests in places of worship. Here's how some Nebraska church leaders disagree with the policy and even plan to disregard it.

The national effort to cut federal funding has trickled down to some University of Nebraska-Lincoln programs. The future of one program focused on recruiting and retaining teachers is now up in the air.

Sen. Loren Lippincott's newspaper column criticizing diversity, equity and inclusion programs in aviation sparked heated discussion Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature.

Sen. Barry DeKay, a rancher from Niobrara, introduced a bill at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen that would ban the manufacturing, sale and distribution of cultured protein products. These products are made by cultivating animal stem cells for several weeks and combining them with other ingredients. They are not yet for sale in Nebraska. DeKay said he wants the product banned until there is more information about its health ramifications.