Ballot Measures

2025 Session

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OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (12/6/24)

75% Nebraska voters sent a clear message in last month’s election on paid sick leave, approving ballot measure 436 by a staggering 50-point margin, with nearly 75% of Nebraskans voting to pass the measure. Similar successful initiatives in Alaska and Missouri could signal support for nationwide policies regarding paid sick

Nebraskans Vote to Repeal LB1402’s Voucher Scheme

Lincoln, NE — It took two years, two successful petition drives, and more than 200,000 signatures from Nebraskans to ensure voters could decide at the ballot box whether they support giving public funds to private schools. The answer – for the fourth time in the state’s electoral history – is

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OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (12/6/24)

75% Nebraska voters sent a clear message in last month’s election on paid sick leave, approving ballot measure 436 by a staggering 50-point margin, with nearly 75% of Nebraskans voting to pass the measure. Similar successful initiatives in Alaska and Missouri could signal support for nationwide policies regarding paid sick