Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Advance Phase-Out of Social Security Tax

Nebraska is one of 13 states that still tax Social Security benefits. Lawmakers have given overwhelming first-round approval to a 10-year plan to phase that tax out, but with a healthy price tag when fully implemented. This could prove to be one of the biggest tax/ revenue discussions of the session. Can we afford to do it? Can we afford not to? Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota,…