Nebraska lawmakers prepare to debate the state budget as they return from Easter break.
Appropriations Committee chair John Stinner of Gering says his committee will submit its proposed 9(B)Billion-dollar spending plan to the full body, even though it had its own disagreements. . .

Stinner says his committee tackled a number of goals. . .

The committee recommends cuts across-the-board as well as transferring 180-Million dollars from the rainy-day fund to deal with a revenue shortfall projected at around one billion dollars.
Debate on the budget could take up most of the next two weeks.