OPINION: Sin taxes raise money, old ideas
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner While bombs continued to burst in air far away, a proposal in the Nebraska Legislature to add a buck to a single pack of cigarettes went up in a cloud of filibustered smoke last week. The bill, LB 1124, failed to reach the magic number of 33 — […]
Advocates decry proposed $5 million transfer from Veterans Aid Fund to help state veterans homes
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Advocates for veterans pleaded with state lawmakers to maintain funds slated to be transferred from a veterans’ aid program to support veterans homes, despite the director of Nebraska’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs saying the transfer would not reduce services. The Nebraska Legislature’s Appropriations Committee heard public […]