Gov. Heineman's Statement on Passage
of LB 1024, Omaha Schools Bill
(Lincoln, NE) Gov. Dave Heineman, responding to repeated media requests, issued the following statement on the passage of LB 1024, the comprehensive bill to address educational opportunities and school district boundaries in metropolitan Omaha:
"I would like to thank the Legislature for its very difficult work on LB 1024 throughout the course of the last two days. The tone and tenor of this debate reflected the challenges of addressing the ongoing boundary dispute in the Omaha metropolitan area."