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Pillen touts balanced budget, school-funding overhaul and agency consolidation in State of the State
Summary
Gov. Jim Pillen told the Legislature Nebraska is 'extraordinarily strong' while proposing a mostly balanced budget that trims spending, a blue-ribbon commission to remake the TEOSA school-funding formula, a new Department of Water, Energy and Environment, and bills to limit classroom phones and tighten food-labeling rules.
Gov. Jim Pillen delivered the State of the State to the Nebraska Legislature, framing the condition of the state as "extraordinarily strong" and outlining a budget and policy agenda focused on spending restraint, school-funding reform and administrative consolidation.
Pillen said the budget he presented would "shrink state spending by half a percent over the next biennium" and that, excluding federally required unreimbursed Medicaid increases, state spending would fall by about 2.3 percent. He highlighted investments the administration proposes for the University of Nebraska Medical Center and for continued support of Offutt Air Force Base.
Why it matters: The governor positioned fiscal restraint alongside targeted investments as the center of his policy pitch for the coming session, meaning key committees…
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