Legislature gives second-round approval to small business emergency grant program

A bill that would offer financial help to struggling small businesses has advanced through the second round in the Nebraska legislature.

LB 598 from Lincoln Senator Anna Wishart would organize an existing pandemic relief program within the state Department of Economic Development under the Businesses Innovation Act, and make it available in the future to eligible businesses in the event of a natural disaster, pandemic, or other declared emergency.

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