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April 21, 2022Lincoln, Neb. |  By: AP

Nebraska lawmakers wrap up legislative session Wednesday

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts touted the tax cuts lawmakers approved this year as they wrapped up their session Wednesday.

Ricketts said the $900 million package of income and property tax cuts that the Legislature approved this year delivered "the most significant tax relief bill we have ever had in the state of Nebraska."

He signed the bill last week. Lawmakers took care of their business quickly Wednesday because Ricketts didn't veto any of the bills they sent to him this week.

Ricketts also praised bills the Legislature passed that will lay the groundwork for a canal project to divert water out of Colorado and allocate more than $1 billion of federal pandemic relief money.