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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Pushing for Veterans Tax Break

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Pushing for Veterans Tax Break

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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts is pushing for legislation that would give military members, on state and federal levels, a 50-percent tax exemption on their retirement benefits.
At an unveiling ceremony at the Capitol Building, Ricketts says Nebraska needs the legislation to stay competitive for the highly skilled veteran workforce…

Ricketts says he knows from his time at T.D. Ameritrade how important a skilled veteran workforce can be…

If passed during the upcoming legislative session, Ricketts says the bill would give 14-thousand Nebraska veterans, 15-Million dollars in Tax relief.

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