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Legislative Reform Urged for Nebraska 1915 Proceedings
The Norton resolution sparked a push for major changes in Nebraska legislative procedure. The 1915 report by a joint committee urges typewritten drafts, daily journals, reduced committees, paid bill drafting, and a governor driven budget system, with emphasis on efficient, transparent lawmaking. Newspaper editor Wm. H. Smith of the Seward Independent-Democrat urged benificiaries of a boost for state auditor.
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J. N. Norton
Polk County
Legislative Reference Bureau
Nebraska
Norton
State Printing Board
Senate
House
John H. Morehead
Morehead
Wm. H. Smith
Seward