CAPITOL VIEW
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 5:00am
With another regular session of the Nebraska Legislature in the books, let’s look at the impact of their actions on the state’s General Fund.
Opinion
STRAIGHT TALK FROM STEVE
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 5:00am
The first session of the 107th Legislature has come to an end…well, almost. There remains one matter yet to be resolved by the Unicameral Legislature this year. It is the matter of redistricting. Once every ten years legislative district lines get redrawn in order to better comply with the changing demographics of our state.
Legislature takes a break before coming back to redistrict
Wed, 06/02/2021 - 12:00am
Lawmakers are going home to await the call to come back to Lincoln to tackle that once-a-decade task of redistricting. It’s high political drama for deeply partisan senators in a non-partisan Unicameral.
STRAIGHT TALK FROM STEVE
Wed, 06/02/2021 - 12:00am
Last week the Legislature voted to override Gov. Rickett’s vetoes on three bills: LB 108, LB 147 and LB 306. LB 108 and LB 306 expand Nebraska’s welfare benefits, while LB 147 requires the State to take over management of the Omaha Public School’s teacher pension plan. So, today I would like to explain why the Legislature was wrong to override the Governor’s vetoes on these three bills.
Lots of “what ifs” in Nebraska’s tax future
Wed, 05/26/2021 - 5:00am
Back in 1966, the last time Nebraska voters took the state’s tax system in their own hands, I was an eager college sophomore journalism major.