Nebraska’s $11 billion budget for 2025-27 advances to final round with $1.1 million to spare

Nebraska’s $11 billion budget for 2025-27 advances to final round with $1.1 million to spare

LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers gave second-round approval Monday to a series of budget bills for the next two years, moving one stage away from closing a projected deficit of more than half-a-billion dollars. The mainline budget bills, Legislative Bills 261…

Nebraska’s $11 billion budget for 2025-27 advances to final round with $1.1 million to spare • Nebraska Examiner

State Sen. Rob Clements of Elmwood, chair of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee. May 12, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers gave second-round approval Monday to a series of budget bills for the next two years, moving one stage away from closing a projected deficit of more than half-a-billion dollars. The mainline budget bills, Legislative Bills 261 and 264, dominated debate Monday with a handful of change…

Nebraska lawmakers advance bill to close budget deficit through $57 million in cuts

Nebraska lawmakers advanced a proposal to fill the remainders of a projected deficit in the state's next budget by approving a slate of cuts to services like the University of Nebraska System.