Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen sells his legislative wins at end of budget-focused, 60-day session

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 849

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen used his last major speech before the May primary in his reelection bid to sell voters on his state budget and his administration’s legislative wins.

Pillen described the state budget as a “conservative, balanced budget” just days after it jumped back into the red this week when state tax receipts came in below projections for March.

Those receipts reinforce that the state budget remains structurally out of balance …

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