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That's All Folks! Before adjourning the session, Speaker Scheer reminded senators of their accomplishments...and their failures. Senators held public hearings on every darned one of the 739 bills and seven constitutional amendments that were introduced. Many of the...

Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Senators will return for two days (Thursday and Friday) to wrap-up this long legislative session. They will dispense with a few gubernatorial line-item vetos; vote on a handful of laggard bills on Final Reading, and suffer an hour of pomp...

Veto That? Speaker Scheer delivered a not unwelcome message last week. This Friday, the kids can gather up their toys and go home, a whole week early. UNLESS....the Governor nixes any bills that come to his desk this week. And he will. In that case, playtime is...

Tussles Wednesday, was Budget Day. It's always filled with anticipation for state department heads, state employees, state contractors, grant recipients, the Governor, taxpayers and your favorite lobbyist. Unicameral aficionados, who religiously tune-in to NET,...

Wonks Nebraska political wonks (and you know who you are) can scarcely contain their jubilation over this week's legislative agenda. In non-nerd terms, both the major tax bill and the appropriation bill will be debated back-to-back. Insert giddy emoji. Tune in Tuesday...

Death & Taxes Three things are certain in life: death, taxes and change. You can't avoid change, it's mandatory. Progress however is optional." - Unknown DEATH Sen. Chambers introduced LB44, his latest attempt to abolished the death penalty. In 2015, the senator...

Serenity Now! Revenue Committee Chair, Lou Ann Linehan, stepped-up her game at a press conference last Wednesday. She outlined a legitimate property tax plan that would shift some costs for funding K-12 and community colleges from property taxes to sales taxes. The...