OPINION: Sin taxes raise money, old ideas

By: George Ayoub

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 790

Last Updated: 1 day, 8 hours ago

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While bombs continued to burst in air far away, a proposal in the Nebraska Legislature to add a buck to a single pack of cigarettes went up in a cloud of filibustered smoke last week. The bill, LB 1124, failed to reach the magic number of 33 — the Unicameral’s numerical benchmark at which a cloture motion passes and a filibuster is, well, busted.

Senators are scrambling to find enough money to cover a $140 …

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