AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoProperty Tax Push: Gov. Jim Pillen says he’ll seek caps on local taxes and spending and more state support for schools in 2027. If lawmakers don’t act, he may take a proposal to voters in 2028. Election Fallout: Pillen and Sen. Pete Ricketts won reelection, while Democrat Denise Powell captured Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek’s win over Sen. Brad von Gillern ended the GOP’s legislative supermajority, giving Pillen a more divided Legislature to work with. Ballot Measures: Voters approved a constitutional ban on transgender athletes competing in sports aligned with their gender identity, but rejected legalizing online sports betting and its promised property-tax relief. Infrastructure: Federal approval clears the way for the long-planned, roughly $180 million Highway 12 project near Niobrara to move toward construction. Gretna also advanced a $32 million bond to help fund a new I-80 interchange. Rural Health: A report says most federal money awarded to Nebraska for rural health care has yet to reach rural hospitals.
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