LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers will kick off their 2015 session this week with an expected focus on property taxes and prison reform.
The session that starts Wednesday will usher in a new Republican governor and a large freshman class that's generally viewed as more conservative.
Governor-elect Pete Ricketts has promised to push for property and income tax reductions. Lawmakers also have to pass a new two-year budget, and have pledged to overhaul the state's scandal-plagued prison system.
The session will likely include new debates over gambling, health care, cigar bars and driver's licenses for young immigrants who have qualified for President Barack Obama's deferred action program.
Senator Beau McCoy of Omaha says he also anticipates new debates on abortion and a voter identification bill.
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