LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen’s much-amended plan to raise sales taxes to decrease local property taxes went down in flames Thursday, the final day of the 2024 state legislative session.
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Nebraska lawmakers further slimmed down a property tax relief plan sought by Gov. Jim Pillen before advancing it to final reading Wednesday evening, according t
State senators also sent bills requiring land buyers to show they're not tied to a "foreign adversary" and make History Nebraska a state "code agency" to third and final votes.
LB 1120 would require land purchasers within range of Panhandle Minuteman III missile silos or alert facilities to sign affidavits saying they’re not tied to a “foreign adversary."
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State senators voted 25-14 against first-round approval of Legislative Bill 143 after first refusing, 25-19, Bayard Sen. Steve Erdman’s amendment to impose year-round standard time as early as this summer.
State senators Friday voted 24-19 to end debate on Legislative Bill 31, far short of the 33 needed to force a first-round vote on Sen. Mike Jacobson’s 2024 priority bill.