Author: Linehan for Legislature

14 Jan

By Paul Hammel and Martha Stoddard, World-Herald Bureau —  The World-Herald’s Statehouse reporters round up news highlights from the Legislature and state government into the Capitol Digest — a daily briefing for the political newshound with a busy schedule. Monday marked the first day of floor debate in the 2020 session, and senators used the opportunity to...

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09 Jan

Kearney Hub, Opinion —  Tax policy is a complicated topic, but it appears the Revenue Committee of the Nebraska Legislature has devised a way to simplify tax reform, and the simplification could be the best selling point in pushing the committee’s plan through the full Legislature. Passage of tax reform is essential this year for a number...

11:43 / Media
19 Aug

Joe Jordan, News Channel Nebraska — A new state tax law, aimed at protecting taxpayers, finds local governments having a "hard time adjusting," according to the lawmaker behind the law. State Senator Lou Ann Linehan's LB103 forces elected officials to hold a separate public hearing and vote when their budgets go up, even if their tax rates...

16:22 / Media
19 Aug

By Emily Nitcher, Omaha World-Herald — The second graders crouched on the carpet. “T,” the students yell while starting to stand. “H.” Standing taller still. “E.” Blastoff. The students hopped. It was only the second day of school, but the students in Alexa Feiereisel’s class in the Elkhorn Public Schools’ Westridge Elementary School already were practicing spelling and recognizing frequently used...

16:17 / Media
02 Aug

Taxpayers have long made an understandable complaint about local government in Nebraska: Even when the property tax rate stays the same, valuations go up, so citizens wind up paying more. The Nebraska Legislature unanimously approved a bill this year to force change on how local taxing authorities handle the process. The governing bodies for entities such...

11:19 / Media
27 Jul

By Todd Von Kampen, The North Platte Telegraph — Nebraska’s low-income families deserve the same chance to choose the best school for their children as their upper-income counterparts, state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Omaha told a Friday morning breakfast in North Platte. The Revenue Committee chair answered questions about her Legislative Bill 670, which would grant...

10:58 / Media
19 Jul

By Don Walton, Lincoln Journal Star — After sitting down for lunch with Gov. Pete Ricketts, members of the Legislature's Revenue Committee on Friday renewed their efforts to craft a substantial property tax relief proposal that can command sufficient support to gain legislative enactment. The committee, led by Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn, spent three hours...

11:05 / Media
11 Jul

By Danika Lang, Catholic Voice — Working in politics has always been an important way for state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan to live out her Catholic faith. “Growing up in a large Catholic family, I was taught to trust my faith in God, to respect others and myself, to act responsibly and to be a productive member...

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