The surplus is enough to wipe out a projected $101 million shortfall that stemmed from Nebraska's newest property tax relief program.
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The Nebraska Power Review Board's proposal has created a firestorm of concern among public power utilities and some environmental groups. The proposal would give the review board final say over contracts with energy suppliers.
The Human First Coalition effort has "saved thousands," the Lincoln congressman said during an interview with BBC World Service.
Vaccination should be voluntary, the governor said in response to reports that he would call a special session to consider a ban on vaccine mandates. "I don't believe we have the votes to pass such a bill," Ricketts said.
A former Gretna City Council member and small-business owner has thrown her hat in the ring for a legislative seat newly added to Sarpy County.
"The Lt. Governor has tested positive for coronavirus," spokesperson Justin Pinkerman wrote in an email. "(Mike Foley) has mild symptoms and is self-isolating as he recovers."
Native Nebraska tribal flags found a permanent home in the ornate East Chamber and a sculpture of Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte was unveiled on Centennial Mall north of the Capitol.
The Governor's Office rejected a records request from The Omaha World-Herald, stating that the presentations on state prison data are in "draft" form and not subject to disclosure.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln told her fellow members of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee last week.
Employees at 24/7 facilities who are covered under the labor contract will receive a $3 per hour pay increase.
"My message is really simple," State Treasurer John Murante told Fox Business. "The people of Nebraska entrusted me to protect the privacy of these accounts, and I am not going to comply with this."
The plan would allow taxpayers to earn up to $50,000 free from the state income tax, dedicate an additional $2 billion to property tax relief over the next 10 years and eliminate the state's inheritance tax.
The Nebraska National Guard is scheduled to deploy units from Grand Island and Columbus this month to help provide assistance at the border.
His campaign said $400,000 is the largest amount ever raised by a first-time candidate for that seat in the House during the first three months of his or her campaign.
As for the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package that contains safety-net funding for social programs, Fortenberry said "it probably would be pared way back if it passes."
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Iowa Senate Republicans all voted to reject the first set of proposed maps that would redraw statehouse and Congressional boundaries for the next 10 years. All Senate Democrats voted to approve the maps.
The civil rights lawsuit, filed Monday in Lancaster County District Court, says the state law for parental acknowledgement is unconstitutional and discriminatory toward LGBTQ couples.
If Gov. Pete Ricketts were to make Sen. Justin Wayne a judge, he would also have the opportunity to appoint Wayne’s successor in District 13, representing north-central and northeast Omaha.
Both during and after the special session, some members of the Nebraska Legislature questioned aloud whether the once-in-a-decade task of redrawing voting maps would be better left to an independent commission.
The 3rd District would continue to expand into the northeastern and southeastern boundaries of Nebraska, adding Thurston, Burt and Washington counties on the north and Otoe County on the south.
Emily A. Ethington, who has served as a field director for the Republican Party in Sarpy County and for her twin sister, state Sen. Julie Slama, has been named Sarpy County election commissioner.
State officials barred a Kansas contractor from caring for any new Omaha-area children and families for 60 days starting on Friday.
The change comes almost three years after passage of the November 2018 ballot initiative extending Medicaid eligibility to more low-income Nebraskans.
Charles Herbster said he asked Corey Lewandowski, who served as Donald Trump's first campaign manager in 2016, to "step back" from his role with Herbster's campaign for Nebraska governor.
