Nebraska lawmakers are trying to make one last attempt to provide property tax relief this session. Senators are considering a package that would generate $100 million by removing sales tax exemptions ...

A bill to use tobacco and vape sales taxes to provide property tax relief failed to advance in the Nebraska Legislature. The initial proposal included a slate of services and ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, center, shakes hands with State Sen. Tom Brandt of Plymouth, whom the governor worked with to merge two state agencies in efforts to focus attention on the state's water ...

Tom Brandt of Plymouth, at podium ... May 7, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — Nebraska’s version of “One Big Beautiful Bill” for property tax relief went up in smoke ...

The proposal (LB170) to tax sugary drinks, end sales tax exemptions for 18 services and raise taxes on nicotine-based products fell three votes short of advancing on Monday.

Legislative Bill 317, from State Sen. Tom Brandt of Plymouth, passed 34-12 without debate. This July 1, the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources will be folded into the Nebraska Department of ...

A proposal by Sen. Tom Brandt, a Republican from southeastern Nebraska, would collect additional revenue by expanding sports betting in the state to allow bets on college teams. A bill by Sen.

Tom Brandt. He is concerned that the revenue shortfall will grow, and so will the property tax crisis. "I can tell you that property taxes in the state of Nebraska are probably going to go up ...

Energy and Environment advanced through its first round of legislative floor debates Wednesday despite some senators casting doubts about the benefits it would bring to Nebraska. Sen. Tom Brandt ...

Gov. Jim Pillen, top right, leads an initial meeting of his new "Water Quality and Quantity Task Force" as he eyes a merger of two Nebraska state departments and seeks to prioritize water ...