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Tax credit for emergency responders advances in Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Volunteer emergency responders could get a tax credit under a bill that won first-round approval in the Nebraska Legislature. 

Lawmakers advanced the measure Wednesday with a 34-12 vote. The bill by Sen. Al Davis of Hyannis would allow active volunteer emergency responders to claim a $250 credit on their state income taxes.

The bill would go into effect in January 2017 and cost the state an estimated $2.2 million annually. Davis says the bill is intended to recognize responders who frequently have to sacrifice work, family and vacation time to be on call.

Because they work for little or no pay, Davis says the responders provide a tax savings in their communities.

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