Photos: Nebraska Gov. Pillen signs bill limiting abortion, transgender health care
Gov. Jim Pillen on May 22, 2023, signed into law a bill that enacts a 12-week abortion ban in Nebraska along with new restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for youths under 19.
Gov. Jim Pillen stands next to state Sens. Joni Albrecht (left) and Kathleen Kauth (right) at the signing of LB574 on Monday at the Capitol.
Gov. Jim Pillen signs a copy of LB574 on Monday the Capitol.
Gov. Jim Pillen smiles as he holds newborn Gemma Pond next to his granddaughters, Eloise Pillen (left), 10, and Halle Trouba, at the signing of LB574 on Monday at the Capitol.
State Sen. Rita Sanders (from left) and Gov. Jim Pillen greet supporter Mikayla Pond and her newborn Gemma Pond of Lincoln after the signing of LB574 on May 22 at the Capitol.
Gov. Jim Pillen smiles at the signing of LB574 on Monday at the Capitol.
Gov. Jim Pillen smiles as he holds newborn Gemma Pond next to his granddaughters, Eloise Pillen (left), 10, and Halle Trouba, at the signing of LB574Â on Monday at the Capitol.
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a "help an officer" call for shots fired that resulted in one arrest in western Douglas County.
Over the course of two months, the woman made $52,000 in withdrawals from her bank account and 401(k) savings to purchase bitcoin, police said.
With the passage of LB574, the puberty blockers and hormone therapy Nola Rhea has been taking since she began her transition more than two years ago could soon become illegal.
The student told investigators that he was instructed to stop speaking about 23-year-old Lillie Bowman's relationship with the student athlete or risk a suspension, according to court filings.
Gov. Jim Pillen signed legislation authored by Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln that will launch a new statewide mental health initiative.
Legislators are still working on a voter ID bill, and they also will consider overriding some of Gov. Jim Pillen's budget vetoes.
A post meant to highlight Nebraska students who notched perfect ACT scores reignited around so-called brain drain from the state — and raised alarm for some free speech advocates.
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland is taking its challenge of the state's new abortion and gender-affirming care restrictions to the Nebraska Supreme Court.Â
In the latest chapter of Nebraska's debate over transgender rights, Gov. Jim Pillen has signed an executive order narrowing the definition of male and female to be based solely on biological sex.
As restrictions on gender-affirming care options for Nebraskans under 19 officially take effect, transgender rights advocates are planning to protest the changes at the Capitol.
Some transgender rights activists were cautiously optimistic about access to gender-affirming care in Nebraska after temporary regulations were issued Sunday that stopped short of a full ban.
Gov. Jim Pillen faces criticism for comments he made about a Nebraska reporter who found that multiple Pillen hog farms had nitrate levels far above the legal drinking water limit.Â
Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Alyssa Bish as the state's Director of Children and Family Services, which had been vacant since December. She will be paid $175,000 annually.
Abortion rights advocates in Nebraska confirmed this week they will launch a petition drive to put the issue on the 2024 ballot.
Gov. Jim Pillen intends to seek a 40% reduction to property taxes in 2024 and does not plan to seek legislation further restricting abortion access, he told the Journal Star.
Democrats have identified two Omaha-area legislative races "the best opportunities to check the MAGA agenda" in Nebraska this year, ushering the races into the national spotlight.
Nebraska voters could be the first in the country to directly choose between a 12-week abortion ban and a proposal to ensure abortion access "until fetal viability" this November.
