NEBRASKA GOVERNOR PETE RICKETTS UNVEILED HIS BUDGET GOALS AND WHAT HE HOPES THE UNICAMERAL WILL SUPPORT IN THEIR 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
HE PROPOSES A TWO YEAR BUDGET WITH A GROWTH RATE OF ONE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT WITH MORE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR THE STATE, LIMITING PROPERTY TAX INCREASES TO 3 PER CENT.
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ANOTHER 214 MILLION DOLLARS IN RELIEF WOULD COME THROUGH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION PROGRAM.
RICKETTS ALSO LAID OUT HIS PROPOSAL FOR INCREASED SCHOOL FUNDING:
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HE ALSO WANTS TO IMPROVE BROADBAND ACCESS IN THE STATE:
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THE GOVERNOR ALSO PROPOSED BUILDING A NEW 4230 MILLION DOLLAR STATE PRISON BY 2025; SPENDING $50-MILLION DOLLARS TO HAVE THE NATIONAL SPACE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE; EXEMPT MILITARY RETIREE BENEFITS FROM BEING TAXED AND ALLOW LICENSED MILITARY SPOUSES FROM OUT OF STATE TO WORK IN NEBRASKA SCHOOLS AND HEALTH FACILITIES.
