{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6653a78dc8b8cc00120efe85/6982c90f9fd4ecf40eeb827f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Former Senator DEBUNKS the Nebraska \"Budget Crisis\" ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6653a78dc8b8cc00120efe85/1770357806874-01c76824-8fbc-4035-aa6a-fc452b982432.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Former Nebraska State Senator John Stinner joins the show to discuss his recent Nebraska Examiner column challenging claims that the state is facing a true budget crisis. A former chair of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, Stenner breaks down why the projected $472 million shortfall is not a revenue problem, but the result of policy choices, heavy reliance on one-time money, and the removal of long-standing fiscal guardrails. He also walks through how transfers, tax cuts, shrinking reserves, and agency funding decisions are shaping the current budget debate as lawmakers head into budget hearings.</p><p><br></p><p>Read Stinner's column here: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/01/29/opinion-nebraska-has-no-budget-crisis/</p><p><br></p><p>More from the Nebraska Examiner: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/</p><p>⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻</p><p>Support the show by becoming a ‘Friend of Dan’ on Patreon - https://patreon.com/thedanparsonsshow</p><p>⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻</p><p>Additional music provided by friend of the show Josh Hoyer &amp; Soul Colossal, support them at: https://www.joshhoyer.com/</p><p>⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻</p><p>Connect with The Dan Parsons Show on Social Media:</p><p>- TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@thedanparsonsshow</p><p>- Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedanparsonsshow</p><p>- Twitter [NOT calling it \"X\"] - https://x.com/DanParsonsShow2</p><p>- Facebook - https://facebook.com/TheDanParsonsShow</p><p>⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻</p><p>On the go? Listen to the audio version of The Dan Parsons Show at: https://shows.acast.com/the-dan-parsons-show</p><p>⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻</p><p>—Chapters—</p><p>⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻</p><p>#Nebraska #Omaha #Lincoln #Election2026 #JimPillen #NebraskaExaminer #Unicameral #NEleg&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Dan Parsons"}