Nebraska Legislature Overhaul: State Sen. Stan Clouse backed LB905, a sweeping measure that consolidates and eliminates dozens of state boards, commissions, committees, task forces, and funds—shifting duties into existing agencies and repealing some programs, including the Nebraska Potato Development Act. Biosecurity & Critical Infrastructure: State Sen. Eliot Bostar supported LB1096, creating the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act, tightening rules on foreign involvement and high-risk agricultural pathogen imports, and adding civil penalties. Government Reporting Streamline: Multiple senators advanced LB1048, which reduces and reorganizes reporting across state agencies, including environment-related oversight, and eliminates the Suggestion Award Board and employee suggestion system. Appliance Efficiency Ruling: A federal appeals court struck down a Biden-era DOE rule on gas and electric stoves and ovens, siding with Nebraska and other states that said the agency bypassed public comment. Renewables Revenue in Action: A Nebraska school expansion story highlights how wind and solar nameplate capacity taxes can flow to local schools and offset property-tax pressure. Storm Impacts: Deadly, relentless storms hit the Midwest and Ohio Valley, with flooding risk expected to continue.