Nebraska senator agrees to end filibuster that strained 2023 session

Courtesy: Nebraska Legislature

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska) — Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has agreed to end her 3-week filibuster, for now.

The announcement came Thursday morning after a particularly controversial day at the Capitol.

Cavanaugh compared proposals that would impact transgender youth to genocide.

Both LB574 and LB575 led to his stonewalling in the first place.

He brought the legislative session to a crawl, with the legislature introducing amendments to every bill that came to the floor.

He even continued to do it despite suffering from a sore throat at one point.

President John Arch has tried to speed up the process, making the Legislature work at times during lunch.

They will soon have all-day debates once the committee hearings conclude later this month.

Tags: Nebraska Legislative Session 2023, Nebraska Legislature 2023, Nebraska Unicameral 2023, Cavanaugh Filibuster, john arch, LB 574, LB 575, LB574, LB575, Machaela Cavanaugh, Machaela Cavanaugh Filibuster, Nebraska Adopt the Let Them Grow Act, Nebraska Adopt the Sports and Spaces Act, Nebraska Filibuster, Nebraska Genocide, Nebraska Legislative Session, Nebraska Legislature, Nebraska State Capitol, Nebraska Transgender Bills, Nebraska Transgender Youth, nebraska unicameral, Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, Senator Machaela Cavanaugh, Speaker John Arch

Content Source

The Sarpy County – Latest News:
Omaha Local News || Nebraska State News || Crime and Safety News || National news || Tech News || Lifestyle News