Nebraska lawmakers said they can't accept Gov. Jim Pillen's line-item vetoes of the budget bills. The state senators said ...

Nebraska lawmakers did not accept a slate of four line-item vetoes Gov. Jim Pillen issued on the state's upcoming budget Thursday, claiming the governor missed his veto deadline.

With less than seven days until the end of the 109th Nebraska Legislative session, Gov. Jim Pillen has signed several bills into law.

Republican Gov. Jim Pillen plans to toss his party’s right flank some red meat next year before addressing the harder politics of closing Nebraska’s projected $432 million budget shortfall.