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Nebraska lawmakers did not accept a slate of four line-item vetoes Gov. Jim Pillen issued on the state's upcoming budget Thursday, claiming the governor missed his veto deadline.
A mix-up in the Nebraska governor’s office has likely cost Gov. Jim Pillen his veto power for the state’s biennium budget.
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The Nebraska Legislature rejected Gov. Jim Pillen's vetoes on budget because they were submitted too late, according to state law. The fate of medical marijuana is in question, especially since the ...
Nebraska lawmakers said they can't accept Gov. Jim Pillen's line-item vetoes of the budget bills. The state senators said they were not returned within five days, which is the deadline set by the ...
Gov. Jim Pillen’s office apparently delivered the budget vetoes to the Secretary of State’s office — the process after bills are signed into law — rather than the clerk’s office.
About 155,000 people in Nebraska – or about 8% of the state's population – get benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
In a letter to lawmakers, the governor called the budget "extraordinarily conservative." But he issued four line-item vetoes that he said were "necessary to honor our commitment to fiscal restraint." ...
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The Legislature, at least for now, has rejected and questioned the constitutionality of four line-item budget vetoes from Gov ...
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