Nebraska is considering legislation to...

...prohibit work on state contracts from being performed overseas?
YES, does not include foreign call centers

... require overseas call centers to identify their location over the phone to consumers? NO

Rate of unemployment (April 2004):
3.5%, below national average

Higher unemployment (as of April 2004) since recession began in March 2001? YES

Pending bills and their descriptions, quoted from TechsUnite.org:

LB 1223 , introduced in 2004, states that "state agencies [are] prohibited from awarding contracts to [any] contractor or subcontractor who performs work outside United States unless refusing a contract award."

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Sources: TechsUnite.org, The Economic Policy Institute, CNN/Money, CNet News.Com