A bill (LB1402) from Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn appropriating $10 million for private school scholarships advanced from first-round debate at the Legislature on Tuesday on a 31-12 vote.
Rebecca Firestone, executive director of OpenSky Policy Institute, told Noon Rotary Club members that Legislative Bill 388’s sales and excise tax increases ask lower-income Nebraskans to finance property tax relief.