Budget & Spending Issues
June 12, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
Your tax bill may be higher next year, if some members of the Douglas County board have their way. To fill a $3 million shortfall, some county commissioners have called for a property tax increase. Click here and tell your county commissioners that when Douglas county families and business owners face a shortfall, we tighten [...]
May 06, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Legislative Session
This week the Nebraska Legislature will begin debating a proposed $7.8 billion biennial budget. That amount of spending represents $4,300 per Nebraskan or $17,200 for a family of four. What could your family do with $17,200? With that money our state government will spend: [...]
April 10, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
We’re starting to learn about the worrisome policies that the President will include in his new budget. Although the final details won’t be released until tomorrow, it’s apparent that this budget will present new attacks against our liberty and prosperity. One of the president’s most concerning policies deals with new rules for retirement savings accounts. [...]
March 25, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Labor, Education & Pensions
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Illinois with fraud for misrepresenting the fiscal health of its public pension system. For years, the Midwestern state had been hoodwinking municipal bond investors into believing that it had been properly funding its public servants’ retirement plans when, in reality, the state has a long history of [...]
January 28, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Legislative Session
Below is the Top 10 bills that AFP-Nebraska will be Supporting and Opposing during the 2013 Legislature. A complete list of all bills AFP will be monitoring is available by clicking here. 1. LB 104 – Sen. Lathrop – Oppose Sen. Lathrop’s LB 104 will spend millions of taxpayer money to fund tax incentives for green energy [...]