Nebraska Legislature Aims for Reset After Year of Filibusters

Speaker John Arch calls for more constructive debate, while Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh vows not to repeat last year's widespread filibustering.

Nebraska's Speaker of the Legislature, Sen. John Arch, has called for lawmakers to 'hit the reset button' this session, following a year of bitter feuds and filibusters.
Last year, Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh led a filibuster of nearly every bill debated, in an effort to derail a measure to ban gender-confirming medical care for minors.
The filibuster tactic is common in Nebraska, which has the country's only single-chamber, nonpartisan Legislature.
Despite some rules changes enacted last week, a proposal to loosen the number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster was not brought up for debate.
Cavanaugh has stated she will not repeat last year's actions and will only filibuster bills she opposes.