This afternoon, Gov. Jim Pillen announced that he will opt Nebraska in to the new federal voucher program even though voters overwhelmingly rejected vouchers at the ballot box just months ago. This program is nearly identical to the previously failed LB753 scheme but now applies to federal taxes. There is no cap on the cost, estimated at $30–50 billion a year, and even families making more than $200,000 in Nebraska will qualify for taxpayer-funded vouchers. Families could receive tens of thousan