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Nebraska lawmakers reject $50 million proposal to increase tobacco taxes

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers turned down an opportunity to lower the state’s projected budget deficit by up to $50 million with increased taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Legislative Bill 1124 failed to advance to a second round of floor debate when a filibuster-ending cloture motion failed […]

Ricketts addresses Congress leaving Nebraska off list protecting state medical cannabis laws

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., sidestepped a question Wednesday about whether he would support adding Nebraska to a congressional list protecting state medical cannabis laws from federal interference after Congress left the state off the latest update in January. Ricketts, speaking on his weekly press call Wednesday, […]