Nebraskans could receive a tax credit for contributions to organizations that grant scholarships to students to attend private school under a bill advanced from general file March 8.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval Feb. 22 to a bill intended to ensure that voters must approve certain bonds issued to pay for the construction of school buildings.
Read moreThe state would collect data on students with dyslexia under a bill advanced by lawmakers Feb. 22.
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The Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 3 on a bill that would create a tax credit scholarship program for Nebraska private school students.
Read moreNebraska’s top individual and corporate income tax rates would fall to just under 4 percent over the next several years under a bill heard Feb. 2 by the Revenue Committee.
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Nebraska would offer $5,000 grants to recruit and retain new teachers under a bill heard Jan. 30 by the Education Committee.
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The Education Committee heard testimony Jan. 24 on a bill intended to ensure that voters must approve certain bonds issued to pay for the construction of school buildings.
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Measures intended to attract and retain teachers, improve student access to mental and behavioral health services and prepare students for technology-related jobs were among those advanced by the Education Committee this session.
Read moreLawmakers approved a bill April 13 intended to address a shortage of teachers in Nebraska schools.
Read moreLawmakers approved a measure April 13 that modifies Nebraska’s main business tax incentive program.
Read moreLawmakers scaled back three tax-related measures on select file April 11 to reduce a projected budget deficit at the end of the next fiscal biennium.
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A bill on select file that would cut Nebraska’s top individual and corporate income tax rates over several years was pulled from the agenda March 22.
Read moreVoters could choose to eliminate the State Board of Education under a proposed constitutional amendment considered by the Education Committee March 1.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval Feb. 24 to a bill that would cut Nebraska’s top individual income tax rate after amending it to include a proposed reduction in the top corporate income tax rate.
Read moreNebraska’s top corporate and individual income tax rates would fall to 5.84 percent by 2026 under proposals heard Jan. 27 by the Revenue Committee.
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