LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that would lift the statute of limitations for child abuse sex victims to sue perpetrators has won first-round approval in the Nebraska Legislature.

Lawmakers advanced the measure Wednesday with a 29-3 vote.

Sen. Bob Krist of Omaha says ending the statute of limitations is important because child sex abuse victims sometimes repress their memories or feel too ashamed to talk about what they experienced until later in life.

A statute of limitations would remain in place for people who were abused before the bill goes into effect if their claims were previously time-barred. Victims would have to file lawsuits within 35 years after their 18th birthday or three years after the date when the bill goes into effect, whichever is longer.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have kicked off a debate over a bill that would prevent local governments from passing gun restrictions that are stricter than state law.

The bill discussed Tuesday would allow residents to sue cities and counties if they are adversely affected by a local gun ordinance. Supporters say it would eliminate a confusing patchwork of local gun ordinances, particularly in Omaha and Lincoln.

Officials in both cities oppose the bill, arguing that it fails to consider differences between higher-crime urban areas and the rest of the state.

Sen. Mike Hilgers of Lincoln, the bill’s sponsor, says he reached agreement to address objections from Omaha’s police union, which voiced concerns that the bill would undermine police efforts to curb gang violence.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The newspaper chain owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is eliminating nearly 300 jobs to cut costs because of declining advertising and circulation revenue.

181 people will be laid off at BH Media Group newspapers and another 108 vacant positions will be eliminated.

BH Media CEO Terry Kroeger says some of the group’s 31 daily newspapers are also reducing the number of pages they print.

For instance, the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia plans to lay off 33 employees, including 13 in the newsroom, and eliminate its separate daily business section.

Newspapers are a relatively small part of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns more than 90 subsidiaries and holds investments in companies like Coca-Cola Co., Wells Fargo, Apple and IBM.

NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola is featuring a different type of celebrity on its cans in China: Warren Buffett.

The Atlanta company says it decided to feature a drawing of the billionaire investor on cans for the launch of Cherry Coke in the country. Buffett is a known fan of Cherry Coke, and his Berkshire Hathaway is Coke’s largest single shareholder.

Coke says it launched Cherry Coke in China March 10, and that the special edition cans with Buffett’s image will remain on shelves for a limited time. The flavor was introduced in the United States in 1985.

The Buffalo Bill viaduct was the scene of a multi-vehicle accident on Monday night after a man had a suspected seizure while he was driving.

According to Investigator John Deal with the North Platte Police Department, 29-year-old Nicholas Cooper, of North Platte, was traveling southbound in his 1992 Chevy S10 Blazer over the viaduct when he felt symptoms of a seizure coming on.

Cooper told officers that he attempted to pull over to the side and put the vehicle in park, but instead accidentally put it in reverse.  Deal says the vehicle began traveling northbound, backward down the viaduct.

Deal says the Blazer eventually veered back into the correct lane of traffic and struck a 2000 Nissan Xterra, driven by 19-year-old Jamie Roth, of North Platte.  Deal says the Blazer then came to rest in the opposite lane of traffic, but Roth’s Xterra was rear-ended by a 2000 Dodge Neon driven by 31-year-old Barbara Webster, also of North Platte.

After the Neon struck the Xterra and came to rest, Deal says a 1992 Cadillac DeVille driven by 18-year-old North Platte resident Jeremy Battreall, rear-ended Neon.

According to Deal, Cooper and Roth were both transported to Great Plains Health with minor injuries. No citations were issued.

The accident forced the closure of the viaduct for about 45 minutes.

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey teenager has admitted plotting to kill Pope Francis when he visited Philadelphia in 2015.

Seventeen-year-old Santos Colon Jr. pleaded guilty as an adult to attempting to provide material support to terrorists. The Lindenwold resident faces up to 15 years in prison.

Federal prosecutors say Colon admitted plotting the assassination during a nearly two-month period in the weeks leading up to the pope’s visit. The plot involved using a sniper to shoot the pope during a Mass and setting off explosive devices nearby.

Colon engaged someone he thought would be the sniper but was an undercover FBI employee. Prosecutors say Colon engaged in target reconnaissance with an FBI confidential source and instructed the source to buy materials to make explosive devices.

Prosecutors haven’t identified a motive.

Sentencing hasn’t been scheduled.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska legislative committee is close to advancing a tax cut package, but some lawmakers are still objecting to the proposal.

Sen. Jim Smith of Papillion says the Legislature’s Revenue Committee could vote Tuesday on the legislation. The package would lower the state’s top individual and corporate tax rates, expand an earned income tax credit for low-income residents and change the way agricultural land is valued for tax purposes.

Smith says he wanted to wait at least a day before voting to give senators time to consider several new amendments.

Some senators say they’re not convinced the measure will help stimulate the economy, as supporters contend. The package is partially built on Gov. Pete Ricketts’ recommendations for lawmakers.