Session Review: Education
The state will direct approximately $300 million per year in additional funding to K-12 public schools under a bill advanced by the Education Committee this session.
Read MoreThe state will direct approximately $300 million per year in additional funding to K-12 public schools under a bill advanced by the Education Committee this session.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee advanced proposals this session to cut Nebraska’s top individual and corporate income tax rates, provide additional property tax relief, create a refundable tax credit for certain parents and provide a tax credit for those who donate to organizations that grant scholarships to students to attend private school.
Read MoreLawmakers passed a bill June 1 that includes more than two dozen revenue-related measures.
Read MoreThe state will collect data on students identified as having dyslexia under a bill approved by lawmakers May 31.
Read MoreA proposal that will cut Nebraska’s top individual and corporate income tax rates to 3.99 percent by tax year 2027 received final approval from lawmakers May 25.
Read MoreA bill on final reading that would require school districts to collect data on students with dyslexia was amended to include a proposal intended to enhance teacher mobility after lawmakers voted to return it to select file May 24.
Read MoreNebraskans may receive a tax credit for contributions to organizations that grant scholarships to students to attend private school under a measure passed by lawmakers May 24.
Read MoreA bill containing more than two dozen tax-related proposals advanced to final reading May 23 after senators amended it to reduce the fiscal impact on state revenue.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval May 16 to a bill amended to include more than two dozen revenue-related measures, including one intended to attract new-to-Nebraska retail businesses.
Read MoreLawmakers amended and advanced three components of the state’s $12.975 million budget package this week. The state budget is structured on a two-year basis, with the budget enacted during legislative sessions held in odd-numbered years.
Read MoreA proposal to cut Nebraska’s top individual and corporate income tax rates to just under 4 percent beginning with tax year 2027 advanced to the final round of debate May 11 after senators amended it to remove certain other tax benefits included on general file.
Read MoreLawmakers gave second-round approval May 11 to a bill that would provide additional property tax relief to Nebraskans while limiting increases in the amount of property taxes public school districts may collect.
Read MoreA bill intended to increase consumer access to E-15 in Nebraska cleared the second round of debate May 9 after lawmakers amended it to include two other measures heard by the Agriculture Committee this session.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval this week to three components of the state’s $12.975 billion budget package. The state budget is structured on a two-year basis, with the budget enacted during legislative sessions held in odd-numbered years.
Read MoreA bill distributing state lottery funds to education programs received first-round approval May 2 after lawmakers amended it to include nearly two dozen other education-related proposals.
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