Nebraska Legislative Budget Committee Chairman, Senator Heath Mello of Omaha, defends his committee against criticism from another senator.
Mello rejects notions that he promised state spending would never exceed 3-point-1 percent growth in the next two years. . .

The critic…Senator Mike Groene (groan-ee)of North Platte…sticks with his criticism; that though the budget committee touts 3-point-1 percent growth, when all the bills are counted, spending will grow by closer to 4-percent.
And he says that shouldn’t be seen as a personal attack. . .

Groene says changes need to be made in the budget process.