LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 26 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following statement on March 25, 2024, by Nebraska Government Relations Director Megan Word: * * * "Late last week, the Nebraska Revenue Committee advanced a bill that fails to prioritize reducing Nebraska's high tobacco burden. The Committee missed an opportunity to improve the health of Nebraskans by reducing tobacco use, leaving out fact-based policies on the leading cause of preventable death in Neb  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 28 -- The Nebraska Farm Bureau issued the following news release: The Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) is backing legislation that would provide significant tax reform and major property tax relief for Nebraskans. Legislative Bill (LB) 388 is a key piece of a broader tax reform package working its way through the Nebraska Legislature. "Whether you own a home, farm, or business, Nebraskans have been vigilant in asking the Legislature to provide property tax relief. LB 388 is  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Last Friday, Governor Tony Evers signed into law Assembly Bill 969, which completely ends home equity theft in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is the fifth state -- along with Nebraska, Maine, South Dakota, and Idaho -- to ban home equity theft since the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Tyler v. Hennepin County that home equity theft is unconstitutional. "It's been almost a year since the   more