Lawmakers divided on influence of newest Nebraska Economic Forecasting Board Pillen appointees

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: September 22, 2026

Words: 2,446

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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LINCOLN — As criticism clouds Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s latest appointments to a state advisory board predicting state tax revenues, lawmakers are divided on what influence the most well-known of those newest board members will have.

The nine-member Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board will meet Oct. 30 and project whether Nebraska faces a budget shortfall through mid-2029, and at what scale. The meeting comes just days before the Nov. 3 general election, in …

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