Nebraska
Breaking down the cost of Nebraska’s ‘most expensive’ special session
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraska’s current special session is shaping up to be the costliest one in the state legislature’s history.
According to Clerk of the Legislature Brandon Metzler, it has cost just under $127,000 since it began on July 25.
“It’s, on a daily basis, the most expensive special session,” Brandon Metzler, Clerk of the Legislature, said. “It’s certainly somewhere in that ten to fifteen thousand dollars a day.”
Much of how the money has been spent can be broken down into three main categories:
- Per diem for senators, which has totaled over $86,000 so far.
- Salaries for employees such as pages and sergeants working the session specifically- that has been just under $23,000.
- And the cost of printing each paper, for each bill and it’s amendments, for each senator. So far, more than $14,000 has been spent on that alone.
“We’re talking about 100, 150 pages,” Metzler said. “And every time it’s a rewrite, that’s another printing of the same 150 pages. So they add up very quickly.”
LB4, the Nebraska bill introduced at the beginning of the session to set aside tax-payer money to cover the session’s expenses, planned for a session lasting 10 days. Monday was the tenth day, and the end date is still unknown.
“You have an ongoing special session with undetermined costs at this point,” Metzler said. “And yet we have a bill with a hard cap on what that costs.”
He said that there are still enough funds to cover the session for around another week. Going longer than that could mean having to bring LB4 back onto the floor, where it can be amended to allocate more funds to cover the session’s cost.
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GRAND ISLAND, KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) – Signs and pinwheels appeared around parts of Grand Island as part of Wear Blue Day, an effort to bring attention to child abuse prevention.
The Association for Child Abuse Prevention, along with Bikers Against Child Abuse and other volunteers, painted the town blue on Thursday.
In a Facebook post, the group said each pinwheel represents something bigger than all of them — a reminder of the children in the community who deserve safety, support and a voice.
The group said awareness matters, conversations matter and together they will continue to stand up for children and families impacted by abuse and neglect.
In Kearney, Mayor Jonathan Nikkila read a proclamation honoring the Family Advocacy Network (FAN) for Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Nikkila said FAN is the type of organization that is on the front lines in Kearney that most of us don’t see as much or don’t like to think can happen here.
He said FAN serves adults and children who suffer all kinds of abuse, advocating for and supporting abuse victims as they go through the law enforcement process.
Nikkila said they have an amazing heart for the people who need it the most.
Click HERE for information on child abuse and how to spot abuse or neglect by Nebraska DHHS.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraska received its first commitment from the 2026 transfer portal on Thursday. Belmont forward Sam Orme gave his pledge to the Huskers.
Orme is a 6-foot-9 sophomore that emerged as a top portal target earlier in the week. Orme averaged 12.7 points while shooting 55.9 percent from the floor for the Bruins.
Orme joins Nebraska after the most successful season in program history. The Huskers won 28 games and advanced at the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
Orme’s commitment comes on the same day that Braden Frager, the 2026 Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year, re-signed with the Huskers.
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