Appropriations chair removes $3.5M Nebraska private school vouchers program from budget

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 1,044

Last Updated: 2 days, 14 hours ago

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LINCOLN — A new amendment to the Nebraska state budget eliminates a $3.5 million “bridge” program to use state dollars to offset attendance costs at private K-12 schools, possibly ending the fight for the year.

The latest amendment filed Wednesday to Legislative Bill 1071 by State Sen. Rob Clements of Elmwood, chair of the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee, leaves out the $3.5 million program and the extra $150,000 in associated administrative costs. …

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