Seward County Democrats

Below are links about the activities of the Nebraska Legislature and the State Senator from our area.

Nebraska's Budget Deficit Grows:

A new economic forecast effectively doubled the size of Nebraska’s projected deficit from what state lawmakers had reduced it to so far this legislative session.

Lawmakers entered the session aiming to fix a $471 million budget deficit, based on October projections from Nebraska’s Economic Forecasting Advisory Board. Budget cuts made by the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee through Wednesday had narrowed the projected shortfall to roughly $155 million, according to Legislative Fiscal Analyst Keisha Patent.

But the forecasting board met again Friday and adjusted its projections, reducing expected state tax revenues by another $175 million for the next fiscal year beginning July 1. Patent said this will bring the projected deficit up to about $301 million, which lawmakers are tasked with fixing before the end of March.

Nebraska Legislature proposes cuts to Cultural Endowment Fund:

The Nebraska Legislature’s Appropriations Committee voted 5-2-1 Thursday to advance a proposed $5 million cut from the $15 million Nebraska Cultural Preservation Endowment Fund. Gov. Jim Pillen initially proposed eliminating the fund entirely to put the existing dollars toward filling a projected $471 million budget deficit. 

LB884 - Voter eligibility

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Nebraska Legislature Information:

This is the main website for the Nebraska Legislature.  There is a lot of information provided about the activities of the Legislature.  The information is updated continuously when the Legislature is in session. - nebraskalegislature.gov/ 

The following link is for Senator Hughes' Nebraska Legislature page.  Provided at the website are district information, committee assignments, resources, and a short biography of the senator - https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/landing-pages/index.php?District=24

This link provides information about the various bills introduced by Senator Jana Hughes.  When the Legislature is in session, the link will give specific information about the progress of each bill introduced by Hughes. - https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_introducer.php?Introducer=193

Provided below is information on how to contact Senator Jana Hughes.  Given is her email address, phone contact, and her mailing address. 

jhughes@leg.ne.gov

(402) 471-2756 

Mailing Address:

Senator Jana Hughes

District 24 State Capitol

PO Box 94604

Lincoln, NE 68509 

The website provides the viewer with information on how to share views with senators in the Nebraska Legislature.  It gives several public input options. - https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/public-input.php

The website provides information about current bills in the Nebraska Legislature - https://legiscan.com/NE

The Nebraska Examiner Website has information connected to issues and news about topics connected to Nebraska.  The focal points include: government & politics, environment & agriculture, labor & growth, social services, education, and housing.  - https://nebraskaexaminer.com/category/gvt-politics/