LINCOLN — On the final day of their legislative session, Nebraska lawmakers passed a controversial "end run" bill to appropriate $10 million per year on private school scholarships.
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Photos: Last day of 2024 Nebraska Legislature session
State Sen. Julie Slama of Sterling speaks as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha speaks April 18 on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature at the State Capitol in Lincoln.
State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of the Omaha area speaks about property tax legislation as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln speaks on property tax reform as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Julie Slama of Sterling speaks as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont, left, talks with State Sen. John Fredrickson of Omaha as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Julie Slama of Sterling, left, talks with State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
Television cameras record as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. R. Brad von Gillern of Elkhorn, left, talks with State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Robert Clements of Elmwood speaks April 18, 2024, at the Nebraska Legislature in the State Capitol in Lincoln.
State Sen. Teresa Ibach of Sumner, left, talks with State Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward speaks as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
From left: State Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont, State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln and State Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln talk as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Megan Hunt of Omaha speaks as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. R. Brad von Gillern of Elkhorn, left, talks with State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of the Omaha area as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward reads something on her desk as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
Someone wearing a "public money for public schools" shirt watches State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of the Omaha area speak the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of the Omaha area, left, and State Sen. Justin Wayne of Omaha talk as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Steve Halloran of Hastings reads something at his desk as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Julie Slama of Sterling holds her son Clyde Winfred LaGrone II as she talks about LB 1402 as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon speaks on the floor as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of the Omaha area, left, talks with State Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central City as the Nebraska Legislature is in session at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
