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Nieveen v. TAX 106, 311 Neb. 574 (2022). Tax sales are a common method for counties to recoup unpaid property taxes in Nebraska.  Each county places an automatic lien on property within its boundaries for any unpaid property taxes.  Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-1901.  The county can then sell its […]

Wilkinson Development, Inc. v. Ford & Ford Investments, 311 Neb. 476 (2022). This case concerns dueling purchase agreements, each obligating Ford & Ford Investments (“Ford”) to sell the same parcel of commercial real estate in Dawson County, Nebraska. Ford first entered into a purchase agreement with Wilkinson Development, Inc. (“Wilkinson”) […]

The Second Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature adjourned sine die on April 20, 2022.  This chart provides the status of all Second Session bills related to economic development, energy and renewable energy, government and municipal law, healthcare, real estate and financial transactions, taxation, and telecommunications. In our first update, […]

The Second Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 5, 2022. The Legislature completed bill introduction on January 20, 2022. The Legislature adjourned sine die on April 20, 2022.   This chart provides the status of certain bills related to economic development, energy and renewable energy, government and municipal […]

The Nebraska Legislature is poised to pass three bills this session that would amend the Nebraska Open Meetings Act (the “Act”). The Act requires every meeting of a public body to be open to the public so citizens may exercise their democratic privilege of attending and speaking at public meetings. […]