Nebraska's latest audit found major Lancaster County reporting errors, August revenue beat forecast, and the state launched a consolidated voter-registration platform.
Lancaster County audit flags nearly $1 billion in accounting misstatements
State report says duplicated holding-fund activity drove most of the total, while separate distribution and control problems affected public entities.
The Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts issued a Sept. 15 report identifying $961.2 million in misstatements in Lancaster County Treasurer semiannual statements, including $941.7 million in duplicated holding-fund collections and disbursements. The report also found a $1.27 million underpayment to the state over 2023–25, improper distributions, unsupported balances and control weaknesses; it says the county corrected or was correcting several items.
Why it matters: The findings put county financial controls, distribution accuracy and taxpayer-funded programs under scrutiny, while distinguishing accounting misstatements from allegations that money was misappropriated.
Read the full story: Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts
Nebraska tax receipts beat August forecast, but projected deficits remain
Revenue collections topped the certified forecast by $7.6 million after five straight below-forecast months.
The Nebraska Department of Revenue's August report showed net receipts 1.2% above the Economic Forecasting Advisory Board's projection, led by sales and use taxes running 16% above forecast. Nebraska Examiner reported the month added about $7.6 million over forecast, but lawmakers still face projected deficits of about $208 million in the current budget and $846 million in 2027–29.
Why it matters: The better-than-expected month gives the state short-term revenue relief but does not remove the budget pressure shaping spending decisions and future forecasts.
Read the full story: Nebraska Examiner
Nebraska rolls out consolidated online voter-registration platform
Secretary of State Bob Evnen's system combines VoterCheck and registration services ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Evnen unveiled the platform Sept. 15, combining Nebraska's VoterCheck site with its online registration form. KLIN reported that users can register, update addresses or party affiliation, check early- or provisional-ballot status and find polling information in one place; the state's registration portal is available online.
Why it matters: A single public-facing system gives voters one place to manage registration and election information during the final weeks before the general election.
Read the full story: KLIN
Around Nebraska
- Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation approved an 18-inch agricultural-delivery cap and a $3.14-per-inch surcharge above 12 inches as Lake McConaughy fell below 23% capacity, tightening 2027 water-management rules.
- Hastings City Council approved the 2026–27 property-tax request and budget after Mayor Jay Beckby broke a 4-4 tie, a local-government decision that will shape the city's upcoming fiscal year.
Watch Next
- Sept. 16, 1:30 p.m.: The Nebraska Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee will hear invited testimony on LR481, LR382 and LR383 in Room 1510, including studies of Medicaid long-term-care services, play-therapy access and maternal depression.
- Sept. 16, 3–7 p.m.: Nebraska Public Power District will hold a public open house at the Saline Center, 1102 County Road M near Western, on its proposed Tobias-Daykin-Kansas transmission project.
- Sept. 17, 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.: The Nebraska Court of Appeals will hear arguments at the Nebraska Union, 1400 R Street, Lincoln, for Constitution Day proceedings.
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