Pressure on as Nebraska lawmakers face five hefty challenges this legislative session

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature will face a wealth of issues and a shortage of experience when the 2017 session kicks off Wednesday morning.

Only seven of the 49 state senators were in office when the state faced a budget shortfall as large as the one it faces now.

Only 15 have been through the twists and turns of more than two legislative sessions. Seventeen senators were just elected in November.

Yet together, lawmakers need to close the gap and produce a balanced state budget by the end of their 90-day session, as required by the state constitution.

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