Nebraskans have spoken. If only some people would have listened.

In November, Nebraska voters said no to Referendum 435, which repealed Legislative Bill 1402, a school voucher measure born in the state Legislature.

Last week, however, Gov. Jim Pillen announced that the state would opt into a federal school voucher plan, part of H.R. 1, the Big Ugly, which Congress passed earlier this year. Among the celebrants joining him in sidestepping the will of Nebraska voters were U.S. Reps. Mike Flood and Adrian Smith, both of whom voted yes on H.R. 1.

This end run around Nebraska voters continues a troubling trend in the state where the voting public’s voice, in part, has been questioned, hedged — or, in this case, muted.

The federal plan, which starts in 2027, will allow up to $1,700 a year in

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