Higher tax refunds dip Nebraska revenues below forecast for second straight month

Higher tax refunds dip Nebraska revenues below forecast for second straight month

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen leads an inaugural public roundtable with members of his cabinet. April 20, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — Nebraska tax revenues came in below expectations for the second month in a row, moving the goalposts further out for the budget hole lawmakers will have to close in 2027. The state Department of Revenue’s report on April’s tax receipts — the month when many Nebraskans pay their income taxes — showe…