Key Issues

Campaign ads say “we reduced property taxes.” The Unicameral passed a school-district credit printed on the statement. The 2025 levy went up about $285 million. Everyday homeowners get the coupon too. The farmer tilt is the older credit, 75% ag valuation, and the 2027 ask.

District 49 is one of the fastest-growing areas in Nebraska. Sarpy County's Fair Market Rents are 34.4% above the state average, the highest in the state. A $50M road project breaks ground spring 2026. Growth is outpacing infrastructure and affordable housing with no state-level relief in sight.

Three Papillion-La Vista elementary schools have been at full capacity for two consecutive years, halting new enrollments. Growth is outpacing buildings. Nebraska's TEEOSA school funding formula has been altered and line-item vetoed. Some Sarpy County districts are getting less state aid than the legislature intended.

Voters passed paid sick leave and a minimum wage increase. The legislature gutted sick leave for 140,000 workers via LB 415, tried to weaken the minimum wage, and blocked medical cannabis implementation entirely despite 67–71% voter approval. Meanwhile Sen. Andersen filed bills to further restrict SNAP and cash assistance.

From permitless carry to Medicaid work requirements, state policy has direct consequences for safety and stability. Gov. Pillen vetoed bed bug inspections for Omaha public housing residents and food aid for people in recovery. Sen. Andersen's LB 925 would ban encampments without providing housing alternatives.

The same 2025 session that vetoed food aid and bed bug inspections approved $1.5 billion in business tax incentives over four fiscal years. Out-of-state PACs, including the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity at $2.4M+, flood Nebraska legislative races. The top 20 donors to Nebraska politics in 2024 are tracked on this site.