Nebraska lawmakers approved a 9(B)Billion dollar two-year state budget, but not without drama during final reading.

Appropriations Committee chair, Senator John Stinner of Gering, berated colleagues after falling a vote short of the total needed to make sure state government is funded from day one. . .

Senator Dan Hughes of Venango responded, conceding the Appropriations Committee worked hard. . .

After hours of debate, sometimes heated, the Unicameral approved the state budget and sent it to the governor.