Lynne Walz

Walz calls agriculture the backbone of Nebraska's economy and promises to lead a renewed effort to reduce property taxes on farmers and ranchers, open new export markets amid tariffs, grow the livestock sector and ethanol/bioeconomy, and reduce burdensome regulations while incentivizing conservation.

“Agriculture is the backbone of our economy. When farmers and ranchers do well, our state does well... Lynne will lead a renewed effort to reduce property taxes over the next four years.”

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Walz supports respecting the will of Nebraska voters on medical marijuana: she commits to a Day One executive order legalizing medical marijuana for consumption with a doctor's prescription and would replace commissioners who fail to pass timely regulations reflecting what voters approved.

“Sign an Executive Order immediately legalizing medical marijuana for consumption with a doctor’s prescription. Fire the commissioners and replace them if they can’t pass meaningful regulations in a timely manner that accurately reflect what Nebraskans voted for.”

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Walz says essentials like housing, childcare, healthcare, and groceries are too expensive, and commits to working with state and national leaders to address Nebraska's affordability crisis, including making price gouging illegal, a temporary gas tax holiday, and a school-supply tax holiday.

“The essentials like housing, childcare, healthcare, and groceries are too expensive. I will work with state and national leaders to address our affordability crisis.”

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Walz supports restoring fiscal discipline, transparency, and accountability in the governor's office: hiring an independent auditor to investigate waste, fraud and abuse, ending no-bid contracts outside emergencies, and replacing across-the-board cuts with responsible budgeting to address Nebraska's budget deficit.

“Restore fiscal discipline, transparency, and accountability in the Governor’s office... Hire an independent auditor to investigate waste, fraud, and abuse of power by the state government.”

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Walz supports strengthening public schools: rejecting school vouchers in line with Nebraska voters, emphasizing early literacy, addressing the teacher shortage, and adjusting the TEEOSA school aid formula to fund schools consistently while lowering property taxes.

“Reject any and all forms of school vouchers to follow the will of Nebraska voters... When TEEOSA was created, 20% of the state’s income taxes were dedicated to fund public schools. Today it’s 2.23%.”

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Walz supports law enforcement and first responders. She opposed calls to defund the police, cites her Fraternal Order of Police Legislator of the Year award, and proposes to support first responders while expanding mental-health programs and making strategic investments in job training to reduce crime.

“When national activists called to defund the police, Lynne opposed them and stood with law enforcement.”

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