Hundreds of supporters of public education gathered Saturday in opposition to a bill that would provide tax incentives for donations to scholarship funds for private and faith-based schools. Speaking at Saturday's rally, [...]
$80 million After reviewing revenue forecasts from the state Department of Revenue and Legislative Fiscal Office suggesting that the state’s tax receipts would fall short of earlier forecasts for the upcoming biennium [...]
A paramount task for the Nebraska Legislature in the current session is to pass a balanced budget, a blueprint for spending in the upcoming biennium that matches up with the money expected [...]
Registration is now open for a virtual briefing about the Legislature’s proposed budget bills on Monday, May 1. Go inside the numbers with an overview from two members of the Appropriations Committee [...]
For the same cost as extending personal and corporate income tax cuts, Nebraska lawmakers could make significant investments that would benefit all residents and grow the state’s economy. Tax cuts outlined in [...]
Committee hearings on bills introduced in the current session were set to wrap up Friday afternoon as the Nebraska Legislature prepares to move into all-day debate next week. On Tuesday, the Education [...]
Nebraska is among at least two dozen states that are considering bills linked to school choice that threaten to undermine the promise of public education. Earlier this month, the Nebraska Legislature gave [...]
It was another busy week in the Nebraska Legislature. The Education Committee considered a few different education financing proposals. LB 475 would create a new education funding formula while LB 518 would [...]
A pair of bills that would increase benefits under the Aid to Dependent Children program, funded through the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families federal block grant, had hearings this week. OpenSky [...]
LB 79, along with a pair of constitutional amendments – LRs 6CA and 7CA – will be heard tomorrow afternoon by the Revenue Committee and would combine to replace most state and local taxes with a [...]