Jim Pillen, in his time as Nebraska's governor, has insisted that the state is committed to its children. It's a refrain Pillen invoked last legislative session, for example, when pitching transformational reform [...]

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen denied a request Thursday to remove a voter referendum that seeks to repeal a new set of tax credits for donations to private and parochial school [...]

A referendum seeking to repeal a Nebraska law granting tax credits to individuals who donate to private school scholarship funds will appear on the November general election ballot. Secretary of State Bob [...]

With the short session of the Nebraska Legislature slightly more than half over, repeat after me: When it comes to taxation, it’s all about whose ox is being gored. The governor wants [...]

Sen. Steve Erdman challenged the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry to a debate over the EPIC tax on the floor of the Legislature Tuesday. “Any place. Any time. Anywhere,” said the [...]

The author of Nebraska’s tax credit program for donors funding scholarships to private K-12 schools says two of the state’s top donor families are improperly using tax-advantaged charities to fight the law. [...]

Progress on a petition drive aimed at upending Nebraska’s tax system has slowed as the initiatives’ opponents have increased their strength. The EPIC Option drive has suspended its contract with a Florida [...]

State lawmakers have teed up another contentious debate over providing public funds for private, K-12 schooling. On Thursday, in a 6-3 vote, members of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee advanced to floor debate [...]