The state of Nebraska will get $111 million, with $46 million to the city of Lincoln and $62 million to Lancaster County.

The new national organization includes former Republican governors and former Republican members of Congress.

Lincoln Sen. Anna Wishart said her bill legalizing medical marijuana was the last time the Legislature would get a say in the issue before a petition drive goes before Nebraska voters in 2022.

A bill that would have allowed permitless concealed carry in nearly every Nebraska county was amended to focus on three, less controversial gun rights measures.

The amendments were designed to attract the 33 votes required to enact the legislation that will govern the casino gambling authorized by Nebraska voters in November.

"If you want to get things done, seniority matters," Republican Sen. Deb Fischer says.

"We call on you to take action on the crisis at the southern border immediately," the letter from 20 Republican governors says. "The crisis is too big to ignore and is now spilling over the border states into all of our states."

But voters may need to wipe out the current tax system first, Sen. Steve Erdman of Bayard says. 

Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers of Lincoln argued that the provision endangered the ability of senators to create a regulatory structure to implement the casino gambling initiative.

Nancy Petitto said civic engagement, political advocacy and "an active commitment to justice" led her to run for office.