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Nebraska Gas Tax Debate Continues

Nebraska Gas Tax Debate Continues

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The 2015 session of the Nebraska legislature is entering the stretch run, with only a few weeks on the calendar.

A bill raising the gas tax by six cents a gallon has passed two rounds of debate and will be back one more time for final approval.

District 40 Senator Tyson Larson of O’Neill…

 

Larson says Senators should consider using some of the state’s cash reserve before they raise taxes…

 

Larson says final passage of the gas tax increase may be difficult…

 

Governor Pete Ricketts has promised a veto if the bill makes final passage.

 

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