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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nearly half of Nebraska's state senators will be forced out of office early next year as the state's voter-approved term limits hit their first group of lawmakers.
The loss of legislative experience will be painful, critics say, probably more so here than anywhere because Nebraska's Legislature is uniquely unicameral — it has only one chamber, and that chamber has just 49 senators.
Next January, 20 freshmen will be struggling to learn the ins and outs of the lawmaking process. The lawmakers they will replace served a combined 239 years, including the current speaker and nine committee heads.
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