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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.
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WEB4 days ago · BY: Zach Wendling - September 9, 2024. LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has increased its overall student enrollment this fall for the first time in seven years, adding to total systemwide growth of 0.7% over fall 2023. University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold announced the fall 2024 enrollment totals Monday, pointing to an ...
Legislature passes slimmed-down property tax relief package, …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Government & Politics; Labor & Growth; Legislature passes slimmed-down property tax relief package, ends Nebraska’s special session Lawmakers embraced the ‘absolute minimum’ LB 34 and said farewell to the class of senators elected in 2016, who led the charge to continue working
Nebraska Supreme Court hears arguments to block abortion …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · LINCOLN — Supporters of two competing abortion-related ballot initiatives spent Monday at the Nebraska Supreme Court seeking rulings by Friday’s deadline to finalize the ballot. Justices heard oral arguments in three lawsuits: two seeking to block an abortion-rights amendment from the fall ballot and …
Gov. Pillen releases ‘Nebraska’s plan’ for property tax relief with …
WEBJul 18, 2024 · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.
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WEBAug 26, 2024 · BY: Scott Peterson - August 6, 2024. As Nebraskans we’ve been spoon-fed buzz words such as “pro-business economy,” “strong economic climate” and of course the idea of “an even better Nebraska for future generations” from lawmakers who are championing policies that will inevitably harm our state’s top economic driver – the beef ...
Property tax debate to pick up Friday as Nebraska lawmakers …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · No full-fledged amendment has been filed for LB 34. Instead, State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn, the Revenue Committee chair, offered more than a dozen amendments, in part to end various sales tax exemptions, before she offered the adjournment motion.It passed 25-10.. Linehan said that most of the sales tax exemptions on the latest list were not criticized during a 10-hour hearing on LB 1 ...
Nebraska GOP closes ranks, endorses federal delegation
WEBAug 18, 2024 · Most would expect the state GOP’s central committee to endorse the five members of Nebraska’s all-GOP federal congressional delegation, as it did Saturday during a meeting in Hastings. But the Nebraska GOP has spent more than two years sorting out disagreements between some in the party’s grassroots and …
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · BY: Aaron Sanderford - September 5, 2024. OMAHA — State Sen. Tony Vargas, the Democrat running for the U.S. House in Nebraska’s 2nd District, said voters should consider why his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, did “a special favor” on a work visa for an international executive with Trump Media. Bacon told the …
Debate delayed on owner-occupied housing valuations as …
WEBAug 17, 2024 · Government & Politics; Housing; Labor & Growth; Debate delayed on owner-occupied housing valuations as tensions flare in Nebraska Legislature A short-lived, emotional fight Saturday flipped on its head halfway through, with key lawmakers regrouping to help save a proposed constitutional amendment on housing valuations