Nebraska lawmakers settle on sweeping $6 million from biomedical research during budget debate

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 534

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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LINCOLN — After several failed attempts to pull funding from biomedical research efforts, Nebraska lawmakers eventually settled on half of what the governor proposed sweeping.

The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee agreed through two motions this week to transfer $6.15 million out of the Nebraska Tobacco Settlement Biomedical Research Fund. This would leave $10 million in the fund, to be divided between research efforts at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Creighton University and Boys Town.

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