LINCOLN- Lawmakers seeking to avoid a “divisive culture war” unveiled a slate of legislation Thursday they said would help Nebraska’s working families and workforce development. A bipartisan group of 10 state senators in the officially nonpartisan Legislature — eight Democrats, one Republican, and one nonpartisan progressive — previewed a “working families agenda” at an afternoon news conference, led by State Sens. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln, George Dungan of Lincoln, Dan Quick of Grand Island, Jane Raybould of Lincoln and Wendy DeBoer of Omaha.

The issues highlighted Thursday included tax equity, education, housing, health care, and child care. State Sens. Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha, Megan Hunt of Omaha, Margo Juarez of Omaha, Victor Rountree of Bellevue, and Dave “Woody” Wordekemper of Fremont joined the announcement, as did Jon Nebel of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 22.

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