Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a repeal of the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management Act the legislature approved in 2012.
Senator Ernie Chambers of Omaha calls the act one of the most heavy-handed approaches to a relatively insignificant issue. . .

Senator Jerry Johnson of Wahoo told colleagues the plague of prairie dogs is not a small matter in western Nebraska. . .

Such arguments didn’t  persuade enough senators. They give repeal of the Prairie Dog Management Act preliminary approval on a 31-to-12 vote.