Lawmakers divided on influence of newest Nebraska Economic Forecasting Board Pillen appointees
LINCOLN — As criticism clouds Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s latest appointments to a state advisory board predicting state tax revenues, lawmakers are divided on what influence the most well-known of those newest board members will have. The nine-member Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board will meet Oct. 30 and project whether Nebraska faces a budget shortfall […]
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