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Business Innovation Act funding, AI regulation and online design code are top Tech Nebraska priorities for the 2026 NE legislative session
Tech Nebraska shared with Silicon Prairie News its top three bills for the 2026 session, all of which focus on innovation in the state. Funding the BIA is a key priority across the business and startup landscape after its instability in 2025.
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Upcoming events
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- Join AI Omaha for AI 2026: Beyond the Hype – Predicting the Unpredictable, Thursday, Feb. 5, 5:30-7 p.m., at Farm Credit Services of America in Omaha.
- Learn about the cooperative business structure at Cooperatives and Your Community, Monday, Feb. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Mid Plains Community College in North Platte.
- You’re invited to the NMotion Showcase, Thursday, Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m. at the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln.
- Register for Nebraska Policy and Advocacy, a virtual discussion of legislation impacting women in STEM, online Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 12 p.m.
- Attend the next Scale Omaha event, Unleashing Brand Growth with Mary Ann O’Brien, Thursday, Feb. 19, 4-6 p.m. at Millwork Commons in Omaha.
ICYMI: Updates from around the ecosystem
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- Invest Nebraska expands access to AI and entrepreneurship education through Microsoft initiative
- Meet Invest Nebraska Investment Manager Shelby Stratton in the latest Prairie Portrait
- Guest Editorial: Five easy steps to speak up for startups at the state level
- Startup ecosystem support organization Open Range announces first permanent CEO
- North Omaha elected leaders unite for new economic development initiative to boost workforce and community investment policies
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Guest Editorial: Five easy steps to speak up for startups at the state level
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North Omaha elected leaders unite for new economic development initiative to boost workforce and community investment policies
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NE Chamber hires Luisa Smith to lead lobbying for Tech Nebraska as director of government affairs
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Omaha nonprofit partners with UNL students to design small, aging-ready homes to address housing crisis
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As AI supercharges cyberattacks, new UNO Cyber Matrix initiative aims to build up Nebraska’s security workforce
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Invest Nebraska and wider ecosystem help teams of UNL students raise $100k each for their early startups
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