Lou Ann Linehan and Tom Briese: Resist efforts to roll back tax relief

By: Lou Ann Linehan, Tom Briese

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: September 26, 2026

Words: 966

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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We are writing in response to former state Sen. John Stinner’s commentary of Sept. 19.

When we were sworn into the Legislature in January of 2017, the state was facing a budget crisis. The 17 new senators in our class were told repeatedly, “We are $1 billion short.” In reaction to the forecasted shortfall, we reduced the minimum reserve from 3% to 2.5% and we reduced the school funding formula by increasing …

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