A mix-up in the Nebraska governor’s office has likely cost Gov. Jim Pillen his veto power for the state’s biennium budget.Gov ...

Gov. Jim Pillen announced late Wednesday that he intended to line-item veto $14.5 million in general fund appropriations from Nebraska’s legislatively approved budget for the next two ...

Pillen said the legislation solves the $432 million reported shortfall and honored the state's commitment to providing tax ...

The Legislature, at least for now, has rejected and questioned the constitutionality of four line-item budget vetoes from Gov ...

Nebraska lawmakers did not accept a slate of four line-item vetoes Gov. Jim Pillen issued on the state's upcoming budget Thursday, claiming the governor missed his veto deadline.

On Thursday, the Legislature sent a letter to Gov. Jim Pillen saying his line-item vetoes in the budget bills were not ...

After grappling with a multi-million dollar projected deficit all session, Nebraska lawmakers passed a balanced budget ...

In a letter to lawmakers, the governor called the budget "extraordinarily conservative." But he issued four line-item vetoes ...

Speaker John Arch of La Vista said Pillen submitted his vetoes too late, meaning that state senators have to move forward with the budget as-is.

Pillen said the legislation solves the $432 million reported shortfall and honored the state's commitment to providing tax relief for Nebraskans.

Gov. Jim Pillen’s office apparently delivered the budget vetoes to the Secretary of State’s office — the process after bills are signed into law — rather than the clerk’s office.

The University of Nebraska System's Chancellor reacted to the 2025-2026 budget, confirming that the budget does not include ...