Nebraska politics, checked against the record
Plain-English, sourced explainers on the Nebraska Unicameral — and on how Nebraska’s officials vote. Every claim links to the bill, the roll call, or the agency filing. Not affiliated with any party.
Newest first. One lead story, then the same card for the rest.
Unicameral · Ads vs record
He says he cut property taxes. The Legislature passed a coupon. The levy went back up. Who already pays more, what LB 34 actually printed on the statement, and how he’d pay for the 2027 ask — in plain English.
Read the explainer →By the numbers · DOR
$285 million
Up about $285 million to $5,587,369,523. 2025 statewide levy.
~30%
LB 34 credit on the school (non-bond) line. The state reimburses. Locals still levy.
Part 1 of 3 · Mixed economy
What the word means, what America already does, and the Nebraska numbers.
Part 2 of 3 · Tax breaks
Corporate tax breaks, record buybacks, and the split in pay.
Part 3 of 3 · Audits
The burden of proof is heaviest on the people with the least help.
New · U.S. Senate · Record vs rhetoric
No on every war powers vote he cast, 13 times since February. Statements and roll calls, with sources.
Ads vs record · U.S. Senate
Osborn “amnesty” spots vs the Kellogg’s / ICE record.
Campaign money · U.S. Senate · 2026
$28.9M in outside money, and what the record shows.
Federal · Taxes
How the wealthy pay a 3.4% true rate. You don’t.
Nebraska · Food assistance
A court struck it down in June. The rules on who qualifies changed too.
Federal · Douglas County
27 Douglas County cases after a tracking program was cut.
What the Unicameral passed or killed. Each card shows the stage it reached and the ad claim it’s tied to.
Sen. Brewer · 2024 special session
~30% credit on the school (non-bond) line for all real property. The state reimburses. Locals still levy.
Ad vs record · The ad calls this a cut. Lincoln printed a coupon.
Last action Signed Aug. 20, 2024 · Passed 40–3
Sen. Briese · 2023
Moved most community-college operating levies onto the state. That shift produced the tiny 2024 statewide dip.
Last action Signed May 31, 2023
Sen. Brandt · 2026
Would have dropped agricultural land valuation from 75% to 50%. Died in Revenue Committee.
Ad vs record · The farm valuation cut died. It is not a mill rate the governor set.
Last action Indefinitely postponed Apr. 17, 2026
Last session · 2025 long session
Sick leave gutted, cannabis blocked, $1.5 billion in corporate incentives, two vetoes. The full 2025 wrap lives on the session recap — not on this fold.
Read the 2025 recap →The full archive, so no published page is left off the homepage.
Bills on nebraskalegislature.gov, Department of Revenue filings, senate.gov roll calls, and the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission.
Nebraska Examiner, Nebraska Public Media, Ballotpedia, Nebraska Appleseed, Flatwater Free Press, and local TV — cited with the date.
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