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Nebraska budget bill stalls again as stalemate over abortion continues
LINCOLN — It was a different day, but the result was the same.
A vote to cease debate on the main budget bill failed Friday, continuing the stalemate over Title X funding in the Nebraska Legislature.
Friday’s vote prompted a strong rebuke from Speaker of the Legislature Jim Scheer of Norfolk, who only put the budget bill back on the agenda after several senators told him that they would vote to cease debate.
“This body has lost the concept of giving your word as your bond,” Scheer said.
Read more: http://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/nebraska-budget-bill-stalls-again-as-stalemate-over-abortion-continues/article_2f74a367-21b5-5ed5-ae98-0a22a5ec3a1d.html