IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: GOVERNOR THREATENS LAWMAKERS
Submitted by chris on 3 February 2012 - 5:51pm
Heineman Tells Senators Not to Bother to Send Legislation to his Desk Until he gets Tax Cuts for Wealthy
LINCOLN - Nothing will get in the way of Governor Dave Heineman's plan to increase taxes on property owners while reducing taxes for the wealthy - absolutely nothing.
According to the Lincoln Journal Star, Heineman said Thursday in an address to the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry that lawmakers should not bother to send him any legislation to sign until they pass his tax-cut package, as is.
http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/some-lawmakers-say-heinem...
Some of the legislation the Governor will apparently hold hostage include the child welfare reform bills that seek to rectify the millions the Governor has thrown away at the Department of Health of Human Services through mismanagement and inefficiencies.
"These threats are not just counterproductive to our legislative process - they are insulting and repugnant," said Jim Rogers, Executive Director of the Nebraska Democratic Party. "This Governor is like the child in the playground who takes his toys and goes home. Instead of temper tantrums, what we need is leadership."
The Governor won't let anything get in the way of his tax scheme. The plan will guarantee a $50 million cut for education for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and county officials say it will result in an increase in property taxes
http://www.nebraskademocrats.org/node/4136
"The bill is bad on the merits and should not become law," Rogers said. "It would result in severe cuts to education and an increase in taxes for property owners. The wealthy would get the benefits while the middle class would get peanuts."
