LINCOLN- Former Speaker Jim Scheer of Norfolk made a surprise visit to the Capitol on Friday to oppose changes to a "grand compromise" he helped forge last year on tax incentives and relief. He testified against a proposal to amend the ImagiNE Act that would allow businesses to count nonresident workers in reaching job-creation targets to qualify for tax credits. The amendment was an attempt to correct the parts of the bill which allows companies on Nebraska's borders that employ nonresident employees but can't count them to qualify for tax breaks.

Scheer agreed that only Nebraska residents should be counted as employees because they are not paying property taxes here, shopping here and overall do not contribute to the state's economy. Sen. Mark Kolterman of Seward said the residency clause hurts the ability of companies to qualify for incentives for expansions.

The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, the Nebraska State Bankers Association, and others supported the bill.

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