Senate guts a Seward County sales tax bill to fast-track federal welfare data-sharing; voter photo ID heads for the constitution; short-term rental preemption rides the World Cup wave with permanent tax changes attached.
House fast-tracks citizenship on licenses 77-41 despite 100-to-6 opposition testimony; scholarship credits double; phone ban advances with cracks showing
The House weather modification ("contrails") ban now has a Senate version. Also: new permit requirements (or county bans) for wind / solar / battery projects, a 2% alcohol tax, and a school levy reduction