OMAHA- The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce issued a statement on Wednesday urging the Nebraska Legislature to avoid advancing, in the interest of "diversity, equity, and inclusion," any bills that would "threaten Nebraska as the warm and welcoming state we know it to be."

The statement, which was issued by Chamber President Carmen Tapio and interim CEO Tim Burke, did not name any specific bills, but was, according to some, aimed at LB574, which would ban gender-affirming care for minors. In fact, a Chamber spokesman confirmed that that was the case. Sen. Kathleen Kauth, the introducer of LB574, is currently working with a coalition of colleagues to draft a compromise amendment.

The Chamber's state said further that the business organization was not "equipped to weigh in on issues that involve personal medical care decisions or medical decisions regarding parents, their children, and their health care professionals." Despite this, the Chamber emphasized that it was "fully committed" to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce.

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