UNICAM Western senators spawn 6 ‘interim studies’ of issues before Unicam TODD VON KAMPEN May 1, 2026 May 1, 2026 Updated May 1, 2026 0 2 min to read Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Unicameral staffers won’t be kept quite as busy this summer as last with interim studies called for by western Nebraska’s five state senators.kAm%96J 244@F?E65 7@C D:I @7 E96 hb DEF5J C6D@=FE:@?D :?EC@5F465 5FC:?8 E96 {68:D=2EFC6’D “D9@CE” e_\52J D6DD:@?[ 4@>A2C65 H:E9 `f @7 E96 ``h :?E6C:> DEF5:6D 27E6C a_ad’D h_\52J D6DD:@?]k^AmkAm%96 &?:42>6C2=’D DE2?5:?8 4@>>:EE66D 42CCJ @FE :?E6C:> DEF5:6D[ H9:49 6IA=@C6 G2C:@FD :DDF6D :? 56AE9 36EH66? D6DD:@?D E@ A@DD:3=J D6E E96 DE286 7@C ?6H 3:==D] t249 DEF5J EJA:42==J :?4=F56D 2 D6E @7 AF3=:4 962C:?8D[ H:E9 D@>6 @7 E96> 4@?5F4E65 @FED:56 @7 {:?4@=?]k^Am kAm%H@ a_ad DEF5:6D :? 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