LINCOLN — The Nebraska Brand Committee could be gone. 

A bill from State Sen. Ben Hansen of Blair would eliminate the governor-appointed state Brand Committee and transfer its responsibilities to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, which is run by a gubernatorial appointee. The proposal, Legislative Bill 1258, would make brand inspection voluntary, instead of required. 

On Jan. 14, 2026, U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials met at the White House to discuss Trump's intentions. The foreign minister of Denmark later told reporters that while the two sides had a "fundamental disagreement," they would "continue to talk." In Congress, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell also criticized Trump's threats, saying seizing Greenland would mean "incinerating the hard-won trust of loyal allies in exchange for no meaningful change in U.S. access to the Arctic."

LINCOLN — Citing soaring housing costs, Nebraska’s new treasurer is pushing a proposal designed to help first-time home buyers achieve homeownership.

Legislative Bill 938, the First-Time Homeowner Savings Account Act, was introduced Friday by State Sen. Bob Hallstrom of Syracuse on behalf of State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg. Spellerberg took the reins of treasury in November after Tom Briese resigned.