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Lawmakers reject amendment to restore MoPac Trail construction funds after local route controversy
Summary
The Nebraska Legislature rejected an amendment to return about $2.9 million to the MoPac Trail project after senators said local route controversy and limited state fiscal room counseled against restoring the money.
Senator Adam Duncan offered AM 13‑28 on the floor seeking to restore $2,900,000 that had been cut from funds previously appropriated to help complete the MoPac Trail connector between Lincoln and Omaha.
Sponsor argument: Duncan said the state had already appropriated money to assist planning and preconstruction work for the trail and that pulling the state funds would upend agreements with local partners. He framed the…
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