On campaign trail through Sidney, McLeay emphasizes budget, tax goals

Over the past few days, Bart McLeay’s campaign for U.S. Senate took him through western Nebraska where he spoke to locals in favor of tax reform.

“I have heard from them that they want to see a financial fix that they want done, even if it’s imperfect and I agree with that,” he said.

This lawyer, who was raised in Omaha, hopes that a committee led by Paul Ryan will formulate some positive recommendations to share with congress this December. He expects that Ryan will have a plan to keep the government open for another year and get the U.S. back on track toward a more balanced budge...