LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A scaled-back version of Gov. Dave Heineman’s tax cut plan has advanced out of a legislative committee.

The Legislature’s Revenue Committee voted 5-3 Tuesday to advance the proposal, despite concerns over whether the state could afford even the smaller amount.

Bellevue Sen. Abbie Cornett said the new proposal would cost the state about $143 million over a three-year period. Heineman’s original proposal would have dedicated $327 million for individual and corporate income taxes, and eliminated an inheritance tax imposed by counties.

The new proposal advanced for debate in the Legislature would cut only individual income taxes, and leaves in place the inheritance tax. Heineman has acknowledged he lacks the votes to pass his full plan in the Legislature.

The vote comes as lawmakers adjust their two-year spending plan.

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — A Scottsbluff man accused of abusing his infant son will face trial on a child abuse charge.

Nathan Pace is suspected of injuring his 2-month-old son in February. His son was transferred to a Denver hospital with serious head injuries. Pace was arrested after doctors said the injuries were not accidental.

Pace’s case has been transferred to Scotts Bluff County District Court for trial. An arraignment is set for Friday. Pace is being held in the Scotts Bluff County jail on a $750,000 bond.

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — Two former students at Lindsay Holy Family school in Lindsay are denying allegations that they secretly made videos of the girls basketball team in the locker rooms.

A Platte County juvenile court judge accepted the boys’ denials on Monday and scheduled pretrial hearings on March 26.

The boys are accused of videotaping members of the team during a three-week period in January. One boy is accused of unlawful intrusion. The other is accused of aiding and abetting unlawful intrusion.

School officials and the county attorney’s office have not released details of the allegations.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska’s unemployment rate improved to 4 percent in January to come in at less than half the national rate of 8.3 percent. The state Labor Department released the preliminary January figures on Tuesday. The January rate for Nebraska is better than the revised December rate of 4.2 percent. Labor Commissioner Catherine Lang says the rates show that Nebraska’s economy continues to recover from the recession. Nebraska again had the second-lowest unemployment rate in January behind North Dakota’s 3.2 percent. The number of unemployed people in Nebraska was estimated at 41,010 in January. That was smaller than December’s 42,947 and last January’s 45,083. The total workforce in the state is just over 1 million.