News Updates

Commentary from former State Senator and former State Treasurer Tom Briese: Rural Nebraska must stay vigilant to happenings in Lincoln. Without vigilance, there will be efforts to throw some of us under the bus. One such effort in the Nebraska Legislature could be Legislative Bill 1038.

As a former state senator and chair of the Appropriations Committee, John Stinner said he is perplexed by the continuous discussion regarding our state’s “budget crisis.”

With staffing levels dropping, budgets shrinking, and a massive new tax law to implement, the IRS faces a 2026 filing season that two federal oversight bodies say could strain the agency’s ability to serve taxpayers.

On Dec. 3, 2025, exactly three months before his 20th birthday, Caleb Byers became a licensed CPA.

Here is a Unicameral Update regarding Gov. Pillen’s proposed 86-page Mid-Biennium Budget Adjustments plan.

State Sen. Jana Hughes' weekly column from the Nebraska Legislature.

IRS CEO Frank Bisignano is putting his stamp on the agency with a slew of exits at the top and new faces friendly to the Trump administration in key roles.

A rundown of the past week in the Nebraska Legislature from the chairman of the Banking Committee.

National Student Clearinghouse data reveals a 7.3% year-over-year increase for the fall semester, more than six times the increase across all majors.

His proposal aims to fill Nebraska’s projected budget deficit and push for new property tax relief in short session.

Read the full text of Gov. Pillen's annual address to the state.

On Jan. 14, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced a bipartisan bill that would require the IRS to adopt modern technology for tax return intake, setting the measure up for floor consideration.

While the potential fix would not change the amount Nebraskans pay to support their local schools, Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward said her bill (LB1038) would better reflect the efforts of lawmakers to reduce property tax burdens.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen unveiled a plan to cut spending and boost efficiency as the state confronts a $471 million deficit.

The Nebraska Legislature will launch into floor debate on Wednesday as senators settle into the 60-day session set to conclude sometime in mid-April.

As Nebraska lawmakers consider possibly expelling a fellow lawmaker for the first time in state history, senators introduced more than 100 bills Wednesday, Jan. 7, the first day of the 2026 legislative session.

The recommendation aims to cut delays that leave taxpayers uncertain about disaster-related replacement deadlines for property.

Speaker of the Legislature John Arch of La Vista told the Journal Star he expects his final session in the Legislature will go fast with no shortage of issues to fill out the short session.

Sen. Mike Jacobson of North Platte has introduced LB 718, which would create an alternative pathway to CPA.

Relying on a postmark to prove that a tax return or any other time-sensitive document was mailed by a specific date may no longer work as usual.