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14.4 Million The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) estimates that as many as 14.4 million Americans nationwide could lose coverage under Medicaid should work requirements be instituted. Nearly 2 in 3 adult Medicaid enrollees aged 19-64 already work, and most of the rest would potentially be exempted from the requirement based on having […]
As the legislature begins Select File debate on the package of bills that become the biennial budget, there remain a lot of hotly debated ideas and plenty of unknowns. When the Legislature began its work in January, they were facing a $432 million budget deficit, setting up an arduous process of seeking to close the […]
11 million Nearly 11 million people live in households that would be at risk of losing at least some food assistance under a proposal under consideration in Congress, according to analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). Introduced by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), it imposes harsher work requirements for beneficiaries of the […]
A lot to report this week as the legislature begins to debate the biennial budget and weigh the options ahead for filling a significant budget shortfall. We’ll get right into it! Four things to know about the budget as we move into debate 1. Low spending growth Projected General Fund spending for the coming biennium […]
$396 million The Appropriations Committee released the final budget report earlier this week, setting the stage for the proposal that will be debated by the Legislature starting May 6. The shortfall the body needs to close increased to $396 million after less-than-rosy revenue projections by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board. Two pieces of legislation […]
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