State budget package clears first round, further adjustments ahead
Lawmakers gave first-round approval this week to six components of the state’s roughly $10.8 billion budget package.
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Sen. Robert Clements
Inheritance tax cut clears first round
A proposal to cut county inheritance tax rates while also distributing replacement revenue to counties advanced from general file April 29.
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Inheritance tax measure would replace lost county revenue
The Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 5 on a proposal to cut certain county inheritance tax rates while also distributing replacement revenue to counties.
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Budget bills clear final round
Lawmakers approved two budget measures Aug. 20 intended to help offset a future shortfall in funding for a property tax relief proposal passed during the special session.
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Additional budget changes advanced
A bill intended to help offset a future shortfall in funding for property tax relief advanced to the second-round of debate Aug. 15.
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Budget reductions clear first round after cloture vote
Lawmakers advanced a bill from general file Aug. 14 that makes adjustments to the state budget that was finalized in the recently concluded regular legislative session.
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Budget changes considered to help fund governor’s tax plan
The Appropriations Committee heard joint testimony July 30 on two bills intended to help fund the governor’s property tax relief proposal.
Read MoreNonpublic school regulations updated
Lawmakers gave final approval April 11 to a measure that loosens regulations for Nebraska private, parochial, denominational, group or home-based schools that choose not to meet accreditation requirements. Such schools commonly are referred to as “exempt.”
Read MoreNonpublic school regulation changes clear first round
A bill that would loosen regulations for Nebraska private, parochial, denominational, group or home-based schools that choose not to meet accreditation requirements was advanced to select file March 20. Such schools commonly are referred to as “exempt.”
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Budget bills amended, advanced to final round
Lawmakers gave second-round approval March 19 to two bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
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Inheritance tax phaseout debated
Lawmakers continued first-round debate this week on a proposal to phase out the inheritance tax collected by Nebraska counties while partially reimbursing them for housing state prisoners.
Read MoreBroadband infrastructure permitting rules discussed
The Transportation and Telecommunications Committee heard testimony Feb. 12 on a proposal that would cap fees and set deadlines for permitting the installation of broadband internet infrastructure on certain utility poles and towers.
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Measure to end inheritance tax, reimburse counties considered
Nebraska would phase out the inheritance tax collected by counties while reimbursing them for housing state prisoners under a bill heard Feb. 8 by the Revenue Committee.
Read MoreEasing of non-public school regulations considered
Laws regulating Nebraska schools that choose not to meet accreditation requirements would be relaxed under a bill heard Jan. 22 by the Education Committee. Such schools, which may be private, parochial, denominational, group or home-based are referred to as “exempt.”
Read MoreState auditor funding reinstated, other line-item vetoes stand
Lawmakers voted May 31 to override a gubernatorial veto and increase funding to the state auditor’s office, but all other line-item vetoes were sustained.
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