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Senators advance tax breaks despite fiscal warnings
The Nebraska Legislature gave first-round approval Thursday to tax breaks for a wide range of activities, despite warnings about future budget shortfalls.
Power pays: Nebraska Public Power District execs receiving six-figure bonuses as rank-and-file gets little
An NPPD executive received a salary of $646,000. But a huge bonus doubled his pay to $1.3 million. NPPD says it’s stiff competition for top execs. A key state senator says it’s wrong.
LB 1087 signed Friday, hospitals could see $1B per year
Gov. Jim Pillen will sign LB 1087 Friday. The bill will send a big dose of federal Medicaid money to hospitals in Nebraska. In total, the Nebraska Hospitals Association said its members will receive up to $1 billion dollars every year through the program.
Lawmakers want to ease Nebraska’s child care crisis. Will it be enough?
Nebraska lawmakers have introduced a half-dozen bills to ease what advocates say is a statewide crisis: the lack of affordable child care. Will the proposals make a real difference?
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