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Pillen Vetoes $14.5 Million From Nebraska’s 2025-27 Budget, 83% of It From Supreme Court
- Governor Jim Pillen vetoed about $14.5 million from Nebraska’s $11.1 billion 2025-27 budget on May 21, mainly cutting Supreme Court funding and other allocations.
- Pillen returned the budget with line-item vetoes after May 15 passage, but lawmakers say he missed the five-day constitutional deadline for submitting vetoes.
- The vetoes targeted an $18 million Lake McConaughy recreation fund, nearly $12 million from the Supreme Court, $1 million from public health, and $500,000 for fire marshal pay increases.
- Speaker John Arch stated that they cannot recognize these vetoes and instructed the clerk to send the bills back to the Governor accompanied by a communication explaining the situation.
- The dispute creates legal uncertainty, with Pillen’s office planning consultation with the attorney general and possible lawsuit options if vetoes are rejected.
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‘Constitution was not followed’: Legislature questions line-item vetoes to Nebraska budget bills
Speaker John Arch of La Vista listens to State Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln. Aug. 2, 2024. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature, at least for now, has blanketly rejected four line-item budget vetoes Thursday from Gov. Jim Pillen and questioned whether his objections were constitutionally submitted and whether the vetoes count. Speaker John Arch of La Vista announced that the Legislature was not in receipt of the…
Columbus Telegram
Nebraska governor missed deadline for line-item veto of budget, lawmakers claim
Nebraska lawmakers did not accept a slate of four line-item vetoes Gov. Jim Pillen issued on the state's upcoming budget Thursday, claiming the governor missed his veto deadline.
Pillen vetoes $14.5 million from Nebraska’s 2025-27 budget, 83% of it from Supreme Court
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen line-item vetoed $14.5 million in general fund appropriations from Nebraska’s legislatively approved budget for the next two years late Wednesday, 83% of which was earmarked for the Nebraska Supreme Court. In his veto letter returning…
Lincoln Journal Star
Sioux City JournalNebraska Gov. Pillen signs $11.1B budget but vetoes funds for courts, Lake McConaughy
Gov. Jim Pillen signed Nebraska's $11.1 billion biennial budget into law Wednesday, but not before handing down a handful of vetoes.
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