Committee advances property tax relief plan in Nebraska Legislature
State Senator Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn, chair of the Legislature’s Finance Committee, with Governor Jim Pillen and Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly, on August 5th.Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN (Nebraska Examiner) — The Nebraska Legislature’s Finance Committee on Monday rejected a…
Finance Committee advances Northeast property tax relief package; debate begins Tuesday • Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature’s Finance Committee on Monday formally rejected a property tax relief plan that combines several proposals introduced in a special session of the state legislature. The Combo packagewhich Advanced 6-1is included in Bill No. 34The plan…
Education organizations and Senator Linehan disagree over Northeast school funding and property tax proposals • Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN – Education organizations have joined the opposition to the Nebraska Legislature’s current bill that would reform the school funding model to provide property tax relief. Gov. Jim Pillen speaks with an attendee at a school board meeting in Kearney…
Existing “compensation aid” for schools could be most important property tax relief in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Nebraska (Nebraska Examiner) – A property tax relief proposal soon to be revised in the Nebraska Legislature calls for using an existing school aid formula to provide at least $1.8 billion to the state’s 244 school districts. This change…
Gov. Pillen pushes back against lawmaker criticism of his property tax approach • Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN – Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Thursday rejected recent criticism from lawmakers of his approach and process in implementing his preferred property tax relief proposals. In a statement, the governor thanked state senators who he said had worked hard…
Anger over Gov. Jim Pillen’s property tax push spills into legislative debate • Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN – Frustration over Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s efforts to prioritize the property tax relief proposals he and his handpicked group of senators favor over the ideas of other lawmakers boiled over into the floor debate Wednesday. State Senators Danielle…
