Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman recently vetoed sixty five million dollars of general fund spending that had been approved by the legislature. Senators later over rode a number of the vetoes, restoring about sixty one million dollars to the budget.

Senator Tyson Larson of O’Neill says most of the vetoes were to one time spending…

 

The Governor said legislators should apply most of what he vetoed to cutting property taxes. Larson says he agrees with that direction…

 

Senators passed and the Governor signed a bill that will index state income taxes. Larson says that is a major change…

 

The 2014 session is expected to adjourn sometime next week.