NEBRASKA GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN DELIVERED HIS STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS THURSDAY IN LINCOLN, SAYING THE STATE HAS MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS AND HE CITED PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS:
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HE SAYS THOSE FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS ALSO HELP KEEP NEBRASKA SAFE AND LED TO THEM BECOMING THE NUMBER ONE ETHANOL STATE IN AMERICA.
PILLEN ALSO TALKED ABOUT A MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECT BEING COMPLETED IN EASTERN NEBRASKA:
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LOWERING STATE PROPERTY TAXES WAS ALSO A TALKING POINT, AND GOVERNOR PILLEN SAYS CUTTING STATE SPENDING WILL HELP BRING TAX RELIEF:
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PILLEN SAYS HELPING THAT EFFORT IS THAT THE STATE OF NEBRASKA HAS A GENERAL FUND RESERVE OF NEARLY TWO BILLION DOLLARS AND THE HIGHEST CREDIT RATING IN HISTORY.
THE GOVERNOR ALSO CALLED FOR NEBRASKA TO AWARD THE STATE’S ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES TO THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO WINS NEBRASKA AS A WHOLE, INSTEAD OF BY DISTRICT.
HE WANTS TO PUT THE ISSUE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT SO THAT NEBRASKANS HAVE THE FINAL SAY AS TO HOW THEIR VOICES WILL BE HEARD.
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