The Grand Island Independent on Dec. 9: Nebraskan United panel discusses property tax reform
There was a panel discussion on fixing Nebraska’s reliance on property taxes to fund education Friday at the Nebraska Farmers Union state convention in Grand Island.
The panel’s consensus was the property tax imbalance is only going to compound if not addressed. Getting the needed legislative votes to repair the imbalance will be difficult. Without a legislative solution, the panel said a ballot initiative to fix it could present a new set of challenges.
On the panel was Tiffany Seibert Joekel, policy director of Open Sky; Mike Lucas, superintendent of York Public Schools; Bruce Rieker, vice president of government relations, Nebraska Farm Bureau; Al Davis, a board of directors member of Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska and the Nebraska Farmers Union; and Edward Boone, legislative assistant for Sen. Tom Briese. Read the full article online.