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State’s Revenue Forecast Remains Unchanged

State lawmakers have been holding off on big taxing and spending decisions this session while awaiting the latest tax revenue projections from the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board, but today the board made no change to revenue projections m... »

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Tax on Soft Drinks gets Cool Reception from Lawmakers

A bill that would lift the sales tax exemption on soft drinks got a cool reception from the Revenue Committee today in the Nebraska Legislature. Even icy, at times. Lawmakers on the committee did not seem keen on Lincoln Sen. Bill Avery’s proposal (LB7... »

Billion-dollar Data Center Advances, but Amendment Fails

A last-minute attempt to lower the threshold to get economic development incentives in a bill designed to lure an unnamed data center to Nebraska failed today in the Legislature. Bellevue Sen. Abbie Cornett attempted to amend her bill, LB1118, on the f... »

Stenberg vs Bruning: It’s Getting Personal

With a little over three months until the May GOP Senate Primary, Republicans Jon Bruning and Don Stenberg are starting to sound a lot like Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. It’s getting personal, very personal, with Stenberg today firing back at Bruning ... »

Bruning Wants Debates, but Won’t Commit to a Number

Attorney General Jon Bruning said today he’s anxious to hold debates with the other Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate, but thinks it’s too early to say how many should be held. “I’m anxious to do debates,” he said during a press conference Mond... »

Bruning $100K contribution to Farm Bureau offshoot questioned

The attorney general’s office’s very public awarding of a $100,000 grant Monday to an offshoot of the Nebraska Farm Bureau has some questioning whether the money is more of a political gift intended to curry favor. Attorney General Jon Bruning – a cand... »

Jane Kleeb on Being Bold

On Monday: A closer look at Kleeb’s role in the Keystone XL pipeline fight. Last week, Jane Kleeb stood outside the state capitol wearing a knit beanie, cowl-neck scarf and jeans while talking to state Senator Tony Fulton, dressed in his staple black s... »

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