Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34

WHY NEBRASKA IS FACING A BUDGET CRISIS

Nebraska is staring down a serious money problem. State lawmakers now expect a $208 million shortfall in the current budget that runs through June 2027, and an even bigger $864 million gap in the two-year budget that follows, covering July 2027 through June 2029. That second number keeps growing every time state economists…