Hopes for a "normal" legislative session have diminished

Comments from two state senators from Omaha have pretty much diminished hopes for a "normal" session of the Nebraska Legislature this year.

"I think it will be a difficult session again. I'm not backing down," said Sen. Kathleen Kauth as she gave priority designation to the Sports and Spaces Act that would bar biological males from participating in K-12 sports designed for females and would block trans students from using a bathroom designated for other than their gender at birth.

"I will do whatever I have to do to protect the children of Nebraska," Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh said as she introdu...