Capitol View

Crunch time in Lincoln; it has ever been thus

It’s easy to understand but hard to remember that the one task of the Nebraska Legislature is to pass a balanced budget during the 90-day session and to make adjustments to and pass that budget again in the 60-day session.

Mission accomplished again by the 2024 Legislature which has a little more than a week of session left. The simple task often gets lost in the shadow of high- profile issues such…