Lawmakers advance revenue package aiming to close budget gap by $21 million
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Lawmakers advanced a revenue package Wednesday that is expected to bring the Nebraska Legislature more than $21 million closer to filling the projected budget deficit they’ve been working to close all session. State senators advanced Legislative Bill 901 via a voice vote, pushing the bill to […]
Inside Nebraska’s budget: Why the state faces structural deficit after $1B surplus
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Within the last two years, the outlook of Nebraska’s financial health has taken a U-turn from having a near $2 billion surplus to now facing a structural deficit that could last years. Lawmakers are in the midst of debating proposed budget adjustments to fill a projected […]
Nebraska lawmaker among those who optioned land for potential data center project
Read the full article on KMTV 3 LINCOLN, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) — As private energy developer Tenaska scoured southeast Nebraska for land to house a potential data center and power plant, the company found several Gage County landowners willing to sell — including a state lawmaker. Sen. Myron Dorn, whose district includes Gage and […]
Ricketts carries Senate version of GOP bill on stock trading limits, sales disclosures
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — The U.S. Senate appears poised to puff from the long-held public disclosure pipe dream of greater financial accountability for congressional stock trading. U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., on Wednesday proposed the Senate companion to a House proposal to limit and disclose the stock purchases and sales […]
March 10: Trail updates and safety concerns discussed at Lincoln bike and pedestrian meeting
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March 10: Sarpy County Commissioners review jail update
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McKeon enters diversion program for disturbing the peace case in Lancaster County
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Former State Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst has been accepted into a diversion program as an alternative to prosecution for a disturbing the peace misdemeanor charge in Lancaster County. In a two-page court filing Monday, McKeon requested that Lancaster County Court Judge Matt Acton delay McKeon’s trial […]
Nebraska Democratic Senate candidate Burbank sues to get back on the ballot
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Democrat Cindy Burbank is suing to get back on Nebraska’s U.S. Senate ballot, and she’s short of time. Burbank filed her lawsuit in Lancaster County District Court on Tuesday, arguing that Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen’s decision to remove her from the ballot violated her […]
Nebraska lawmaker among those who optioned land for potential data center project
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Nebraska fish and shrimp farmers swim against challenging tides
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