LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) - Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill aimed at helping the families of first responders killed in the line of duty.
If approved, the state would pay those families $50,000.
On Monday, lawmakers amended the bill to also include the families of corrections officers and private ambulance squad members.
The measure advanced to a final reading by a voice vote.
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