Nebraska auditor oversight bill for no-bid contracts pulled back to committee

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 1,210

Last Updated: 2 days, 14 hours ago

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LINCOLN — A proposal to give the state auditor more oversight of no-bid state contracts is back in committee as lawmakers seek to reconsider whether to attach an unrelated bill that would let people outside city limits vote in city elections.

The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee voted 5-3, along ideological lines, to pull back Legislative Bill 997, from State Sen. Bob Andersen of Sarpy County, and reconsider attaching LB 951, from State Sen. …

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