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网页4 天之前 · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.
New Fischer poll, others show her U.S. Senate race with Osborn …
网页16 小时之前 · LINCOLN — Nebraska Republican U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer has released a campaign poll partly aimed at assuring donors and outside groups that she has found ways to blunt the momentum of her challenger, nonpartisan Dan Osborn. The Fischer poll’s findings, released Friday, largely mirror months of polling for the Osborn campaign and others showing ...
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网页BY: Cindy Gonzalez - October 7, 2024. LINCOLN — A Nebraska emergency response team specializing in communications has been deployed to help North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Gov. Jim Pillen said Monday. The four-member Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team (TERT) left Friday for Buncombe County and is …
Advocates hope Nebraska Supreme Court rules soon on future of …
网页4 天之前 · In a letter to supporters this month, the Voting Rights Restoration Coalition, a collection of statewide advocacy groups, wrote that it needs the Nebraska Supreme Court to rule soon on whether the State Constitution reserves the power to restore voting rights to the executive or legislative branch. “We know many of you are experiencing ...
Public hearings scheduled for Nebraska’s six ballot measures
网页2024年10月4日 · LINCOLN — The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office has scheduled a series of hearings across the state to let the public weigh in on six ballot measures ahead of the November election. State law requires the office to host public hearings in each of Nebraska’s three congressional districts on all ballot initiatives or referendums on the ...
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网页4 天之前 · BY: Zach Wendling - October 10, 2024. LINCOLN — Thirty-nine of Nebraska’s 49 state senators have signed an informal resolution affirming their support for the Israeli people and condemning Hamas terrorists one year after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. Thirty-nine senators signed a similar resolution a year ago.
More than 200 businesses back Nebraska paid sick leave ballot …
网页2024年9月25日 · By: Aaron Sanderford - September 25, 2024 1:18 pm. OMAHA — Organizers of a November ballot measure that would require Nebraska businesses to provide employees with a minimum level of paid sick leave announced Wednesday that they had secured the public backing of more than 200 businesses. Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans rolled out the list of ...
Third attempt made to prohibit state-led ‘unfunded mandates’ on ...
网页2024年8月7日 · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.
Income tax cuts will be protected during Nebraska property tax …
网页2024年6月28日 · ‘Keep that massive win’ Last year, lawmakers approved a long-sought reduction in the state’s income tax rates that will lower the top rates to 3.99% by 2027.. Pillen is now pushing ahead with his stated goal that by the end of 2024 — his second year as governor — the state will have eliminated or shifted a total of 40% of the state’s tax burden away from property taxes.
Kamala Harris supporters tout housing plan and impact to North …
网页2024年8月29日 · OMAHA — A shortage of safe and affordable housing pushed Kimara Snipes to make what she said was one of her toughest decisions. At the time, she was on the Omaha Public Schools Board and needed to get out of the South Omaha rental home that was “falling apart” on her and her son.