Colorado renters fall behind as lawmakers pass more tax cuts for homeowners • Colorado Newsline
Colorado lawmakers return to the state Capitol next week, where they are expected to pass another round of property tax cuts to reduce the cost of homeowners. But it looks like Colorado’s 1.7 million renters will once again be largely…
Legislature passes slimmed-down property tax relief package and ends Nebraska special session • Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN – Nebraska taxpayers will likely see a small increase in property tax relief on their tax returns next year, but much less relief than Gov. Jim Pillen requested. Bill No. 34which has passed 40-3 on the final day of…
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…
State Finance Minister reacts to progress at special session on tax relief
AXELL, Nebraska — Nebraska Treasurer Tom Briese called a slimmed-down tax plan under discussion during a special session Monday a “win for Nebraska taxpayers,” while expressing disappointment that a plan backed by the governor did not make it to the…
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…
Lawmakers work out compromises on remnants of governor’s property tax plan
LINCOLN, Nebraska (KOLN) – There’s an old saying: “A compromise isn’t achieved until everyone is dissatisfied.” That’s a lesson some lawmakers said they learned over and over again during the summer special session called by Governor Jim Pillen in July,…
Plan to cut property tax relief to ‘bare minimum’ advances with few changes in Nebraska Legislature • Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN – The “absolute minimum” property tax relief plan in the Nebraska Legislature moved closer to passage Friday with minor changes as lawmakers rejected a proposed “compromise” for counties and municipalities. Bill No. 34 progressive 39-8 to a third and…
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…
Governor Pillen makes statement on tax proposals
LINCOLN, Nebraska (WOWT) – Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen issued a statement Friday regarding the unicameral legislature’s property tax reform proposals. In this statement, Governor Pillen says he will veto any bill that lands on his desk that has a weaker…
