The Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol, Col. John Bolduc retires May 4 after leading the patrol for eight years, ending a 38-year career in law enforcement. Nebraska Public Media's Dale Johnson sat down with Bolduc to first find out what led him into law enforcement.

The Nebraska Legislature's Appropriations Committee swept more cash from agencies and approved using more of the state's cash reserve to balance the budget.

In November, Nebraska voters approved initiatives legalizing possession of up to 5 ounces of medical marijuana. Thursday afternoon, a bill to regulate it advanced from the Legislature’s General Affairs Committee.

Kearney Police Chief Bryan Waugh will be the next Nebraska State Patrol superintendent. Current superintendent Colonel John Bolduc retires at the end of this week.

In February, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report projected a $49 billion-dollar agricultural trade deficit for fiscal year 2025. That represents an all-time high. Trump announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs after a market decline in early April, but Chinese imports are subject to a 145% tariff, while other countries still have a 10% tariff. Fischer said she met with the Jamieson Greer, the U.S. Trade Representative, earlier this week and learned that trade negotiations are taking place with a number of countries.

Voters heading to the polls Tuesday in Lincoln will vote on a ballot initiative that affects landlords and tenants alike. The initiative would, if passed, bar landlords from denying tenants based solely on their source of income. These include Section 8 vouchers, disability payments, pension disbursements, annuities, alimony, child support and foster care subsidies.

LB649, known as the Defense Efforts Workforce Act, would offer a 5% wage credit to defense contractors capped at $4 million dollars each year across all employers. To qualify for the credit, companies must have at least 10 full-time employees dedicated to the mission of Offutt Air Force Base. That would include employees working on intercontinental ballistic missile projects in the Nebraska panhandle and other businesses that report to the United States Strategic Command.

The Nebraska Legislature gave second-round approval Wednesday to a measure that would create exceptions to voter-approved minimum wage increases.

Landowners in Colorado are resisting Nebraska's attempts to acquire land to build the Perkins County Canal.

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has been a vocal opponent of synthetic marijuana, such as Delta-8, and the medical marijuana ballot measures that were overwhelmingly approved by voters last fall. Nebraska Public Media's Jackie Ourada spoke with AG Hilgers on his strong opposition and what's next for him as his first term winds down.