Help for Nebraskans to keep food on the table
Nebraska is a better place when all of its hard-working families have a foundation to build on, despite any challenges they face. This week, the Nebraska Legislature took a significant step to [...]
Nebraska is a better place when all of its hard-working families have a foundation to build on, despite any challenges they face. This week, the Nebraska Legislature took a significant step to [...]
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 [...]
By the numbers 10,000: On Thursday, the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee advanced a bill out of committee that aims to keep roughly 10,000 Nebraska families eligible for food assistance. LB [...]
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 [...]
As Tax Day approaches, we’re reminded of how our collective tax dollars contribute to a stronger Nebraska. Good schools, safe communities, modern infrastructure and a great quality of life are all things [...]
State officials estimate that between 40,000 and 80,000 Nebraska residents who rely on Medicaid for their health care may lose that coverage as the first sweeping review of eligibility requirements in several [...]
State aid to Nebraska’s public schools could decrease if a proposal to give state tax credits for donations to fund private school scholarships becomes law. Proponents of LB 753 have suggested that [...]
Newly available census data provides a glimpse into the diversity among Nebraska’s 49 legislative districts. OpenSky compiled the data and has produced fact sheets for the 49 districts and the state as [...]
Students in rural areas are unlikely to see many benefits from a plan to provide private school scholarship tax credits. The proposal to be debated on Tuesday, LB 753, would allow a [...]