It’s easy to understand but hard to remember that the one task of the Nebraska Legislature is to pass a balanced budget during the 90-day session and to make adjustments to and pass that budget again in the 60-day session.
Mission accomplished again by the 2024 Legislature which has a little more than a week of session left. The simple task often gets lost in the shadow of high- profile issues such as this year’s struggle to find a solution for skyrocketing property taxes.
With all eyes on “the proposed solution” (LB388) it’s also easy to forget that other measures have passed into law this session. Governor Jim Pillen has added urgency to the drama by promising to call a special session to address just the tax issue if one isn’t passed before the scheduled April 18 adjournment. Incumbent lawmakers seeking another term don’t like special sessions which often give their opponents sound bytes to use against them.
