Bellevue Mayor Expresses Frustration Over Nebraska’s New Tax Plan
OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) – Another Omaha metropolitan mayor is raising serious concerns about the recently passed property tax cut plan. Bellevue plans to build a 100,000-square-foot water park that will attract hundreds of thousands of people. The city also wants…
Gov. Jim Pillen says next property tax initiative could wait until January • Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN – Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen says he has no plans to call the Legislature back into special session this year to consider additional property tax relief after a slimmed-down proposal won final passage Tuesday. Rather than push lawmakers for…
Special session in Nebraska: No debate on Monday
LINCOLN, Nebraska (WOWT) – Day 16 was a short day for the state’s senators in the unicameral legislature. On Monday, they returned for roll call and then adjourned. They will return on Tuesday to debate LB34, which passed Friday afternoon…
Property tax relief bill enters final round of debate in Nebraska Parliament
LINCOLN, Nebraska (KLKN) – Nebraska lawmakers took another step toward passing a property tax relief plan during their special session Friday. By a vote of 39 to 8, Senators brought Bill 34 to the final round of debate. The bill…
13 Nebraska senators reiterate their stance against mobile gambling as tax debate continues
LINCOLN, Nebraska (WOWT) – Following the legalization of casinos in Nebraska and with gambling becoming increasingly important in the sports and entertainment industries, some lawmakers say it’s time to hit the brakes in the Cornhusker State. A special session dealing…
Nebraska Senators introduce bill to reduce property tax relief
Drone shot of the State Capitol in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. (Nebraska Examiner, Getty Images) LINCOLN, Nebraska (KLKN) — The Nebraska State Legislature on Tuesday introduced a property tax relief package that looks very different from the original proposal. By a…
Senators express frustration over Governor Pillen’s property tax push
LINCOLN, Nebraska (Nebraska Examiner) – Frustration over Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s efforts to prioritize property tax relief proposals he and his handpicked group of senators favor over the ideas of other lawmakers boiled over into floor debate Wednesday. State Senators…
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…
Pillen praises and calls on senators to work on solving property tax crisis during special session
LINCOLN, Nebraska (KOLN) – Governor Jim Pillen issued a statement Thursday morning praising senators for their hard work during the special session to resolve the property tax crisis and urging others to find a solution. Pillen said he appreciates the…
Pillen praises and calls on senators to work on solving property tax crisis during special session
LINCOLN, Nebraska (KOLN) – Governor Jim Pillen issued a statement Thursday morning praising senators for their hard work during the special session to resolve the property tax crisis and urging others to find a solution. Pillen said he appreciates the…
