Many of us this afternoon are thinking about what’s for dinner tonight. The menu might be long: burger, pizza, sushi, or casserole. But there’s another dilemma for 1 out of 7 Nebraska households. That challenge is how to cobble together enough food for the folks around the table. “Food…...
LB 1041: Streamline Public Benefit Programs
As introduced: This bill attempts to simplify and streamline public benefit requirements by: requiring alignment of verification procedures across various public benefit programs; maintaining legislative oversight over public benefit administration by requiring the collection and reporting of data relating to access to public benefit programs and case closures; coordinating renewals…...
LB 970: Tax Cuts
As introduced: The individual state income tax would be reduced by lowering current tax rates and expanding current income brackets. The bill would also reduce the current top corporate income tax rate from 7.81% to 6.70% which would match the top individual income tax rate under the proposal. Finally, the…...
LB 842: Extend Vocational Training in ADC Program
As introduced: The bill extends the option of having vocational training count as a work activity for participants in the Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) Program through December 2016. As amended: The bill extends vocational training options in ADC and also requires and annual report from the Department of Health…...
LB 825: Access Nebraska In-Person Services
As introduced: The bill would have required in-person workers in 25 existing state office buildings for a minimum of 40 hours/week to assist with public benefits applications. The bill would also have required dedicated caseworkers for certain complex cases. As amended: The bill requires that in-person services be available but…...
