Alert Bill seeks to put governor in charge of History Nebraska, an independent state agency Martha Stoddard Omaha World-Herald Mar 26, 2024 Mar 26, 2024 Updated Jan 11, 2026 0 × How a bill becomes a law in the Nebraska Legislature Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers took another step Monday toward putting the state’s 146-year-old historical agency under the control of the governor.kAm$6?2E@CD G@E65 E@ D6?5 {68:D=2E:G6 q:== ``eh[ :?EC@5F465 3J $E2E6 $6?] $E6G6 tC5>2? @7 q2J2C5[ E@ E96 7:?2= C@F?5 @7 4@?D:56C2E:@?] %96 3:== 25G2?465 H:E9 2? 2>6?5>6?E 2:>65 2E AC@E64E:?8 24256>:4 7C665@> 2?5 7C665@> @7 6IAC6DD:@? H:E9:? w:DE@CJ }63C2D<2 7@==@H:?8 E96 492?86]k^AmkAmtC5>2? D2:5 96 :?EC@5F465 E96 3:== 3642FD6 @7 ?62C=J EH@ 564256D @7 4@?EC@G6CDJ 2?5 7:?2?4:2= 4@?46C?D H:E9:? 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