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WEB3 days ago · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.
New Fischer poll, others show her U.S. Senate race with Osborn …
WEB7 hours ago · LINCOLN — Nebraska Republican U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer has released a campaign poll partly aimed at assuring donors and outside groups that she has found ways to blunt the momentum of her challenger, nonpartisan Dan Osborn. The Fischer poll’s findings, released Friday, largely mirror months of polling for the Osborn campaign and others showing ...
Tim Walz coming back to Nebraska’s 2nd District for Harris on …
WEB9 hours ago · OMAHA — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a former Nebraska high school teacher and coach, is making a second presidential campaign stop Oct. 19 in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks at an event hosted by The Economic Club of Pittsburgh at Carnegie Mellon University on Sept ...
Advocates hope Nebraska Supreme Court rules soon on future of …
WEB3 days ago · In a letter to supporters this month, the Voting Rights Restoration Coalition, a collection of statewide advocacy groups, wrote that it needs the Nebraska Supreme Court to rule soon on whether the State Constitution reserves the power to restore voting rights to the executive or legislative branch. “We know many of you are experiencing ...
Public hearings scheduled for Nebraska’s six ballot measures
WEBOct 4, 2024 · LINCOLN — The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office has scheduled a series of hearings across the state to let the public weigh in on six ballot measures ahead of the November election. State law requires the office to host public hearings in each of Nebraska’s three congressional districts on all ballot initiatives or referendums on the ...
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WEB3 days ago · BY: Cindy Gonzalez - October 1, 2024. LINCOLN — The Nebraska Lottery has reached a milestone: The amount of proceeds transferred back to state programs during its 30-year history has now surpassed $1 billion. In announcing the occasion Tuesday, Nebraska Lottery Director Brian Rockey said his team …
Existing ‘equalization aid’ to schools could be main Nebraska …
WEBAug 7, 2024 · LINCOLN — A soon-to-be revamped property tax relief proposal in the Nebraska Legislature would use an existing school aid formula to funnel at least $1.8 billion to the state’s 244 school districts.. That change would be made largely to replace local property taxes with state funding, dropping maximum school tax rates for operational expenses from $1.05 per $100 of property valuations to a ...
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WEBBY: Cindy Gonzalez - October 7, 2024. LINCOLN — A Nebraska emergency response team specializing in communications has been deployed to help North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Gov. Jim Pillen said Monday. The four-member Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team (TERT) left Friday for Buncombe County and is expected to return ...
Nebraska lawmakers advance ‘absolute minimum’ property tax …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Education; Government & Politics; Labor & Growth; Nebraska lawmakers advance ‘absolute minimum’ property tax package after months of buildup Almost four months after Gov. Jim Pillen vowed to have lawmakers return for expansive property tax relief, they abandon the most recent package within 24 hours
Third attempt made to prohibit state-led ‘unfunded mandates’ on ...
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.