LB 952, a bill that would compel Nebraska to participate in a new federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program, will be discussed in today’s Health and Human Services Committee hearing. So [...]
Three bills linked to the governor’s proposal to reduce property taxes paid to fund services provided by cities, counties and school districts will be discussed in today’s Revenue Committee hearing. LB 1241 [...]
Federal and state level legislation that would allegedly families pay for child care is being supported by OpenSky Police Institute. In data gathered by the Institute, action by Congress to expand the [...]
LB 1413, the governor’s proposal to transfer $192 million currently held in cash funds to the state’s General Fund, will be the subject of an Appropriations Committee hearing today. Unlike the General [...]
According to a recent USDA study, 12% of Nebraskans experience food insecurity. That's higher than the national average. If legislation that is the priority bill of state Sen. Jen Day, D-Papillion, becomes law, [...]
Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to use excess cash reserves to “jump-start” his property tax relief proposal got a rough reception Tuesday during a state legislative hearing. A long line of representatives of [...]
Students at private and faith-based schools in Nebraska would be able to get a $1,500 state-funded savings account for educational needs under a bill that prompted a contentious hearing Tuesday. Legislative Bill [...]
1 in 5 Today is National EITC Awareness Day, a chance to remind eligible workers of the Earned Income Tax Credit. The IRS has found that 1 in 5 eligible people do [...]
I was not shocked, just disappointed when Gov. Jim Pillen announced that he was going to reduce Nebraska’s collective property taxes by $2 billion this year, somehow. Imagine that. In a short [...]
After Congress expanded the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) in 2021, child poverty in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low of 5.2%. When the pandemic-era expansion ended, child poverty rebounded to [...]