Over the hundreds of visits I’ve had with Nebraskans these past few months, one issue keeps rising to the top: everything still costs too much. The news cycle may have moved on as inflation cooled, but the high cost of living it brought is still the most pervasive problem affecting Nebraska’s families today. Whether it’s single parents forced to leave items out of the grocery cart, seniors struggling to pay rising rents on fixed incomes, or small business owners trying to balance higher energy costs, Nebraskans can’t live the lives they’ve planned as long as prices remain high and salaries don’t keep up.