LINCOLN - State senators pledged action, and not just words, after hearing complaints from more than 180 people over two days about racial inequality in Nebraska and injustice at the hands of law enforcement. Chair of the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Steve Lathrop, stated, “I think the committee is interested in implementing some of the changes that were suggested.” Sen. Adam Morfeld called the listening session compelling and inspiring.

The Judiciary Committee, Lathrop said, also has an omnibus crime bill pending this year that could be amended to include other ideas suggested by testifiers during the listening sessions. But such ideas must have been included in bills already introduced during the 2019 or 2020 session.

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