FILE - John Heineman delivers a box of petition signatures from Support Our Schools Nebraska to the Nebraska Secretary of State, Aug. 30, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska lawmakers are set for the first time to pass a bill that would block the public from voting on a ballot measure initiated by citizens of the state, setting up what could be a long battle over whether to fund private school tuition with public dollars. (Justin Wan/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)
In this June 2023 selfie, Angie Lauritsen collects signatures in downtown Gretna, Neb., for a ballot initiative seeking to repeal a state law that would divert taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition. Nebraska lawmakers are set for the first time to pass a bill that would block the public from voting on a ballot measure initiated by citizens of the state, setting up what could be a long battle over whether to fund private school tuition with public dollars. (Angie Lauritsen via AP)
FILE - Nebraska state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn, Chair of the Revenue Committee, introduces a bill, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska lawmakers are set for the first time to pass a bill that would block the public from voting on a ballot measure initiated by citizens of the state, setting up what could be a long battle over whether to fund private school tuition with public dollars. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)