Norfolk Daily News on October 15: College to host second 'community conversation' Is there any topic in Nebraska today that generates more opinions than property taxes? “They’re too high.” “They’re not fair.” [...]
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Lincoln Journal Star on October 4: Editorial, 10/4: Focus on balancing tax system Lincoln Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks touched off a firestorm when she questioned the push to reduce property taxes on [...]
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Some suggest that if budget growth can be kept near the unusually low levels achieved in the current state budget, there will be plenty of revenue to lower taxes. However, it was our state’s high reliance on property taxes to fund K-12 schools that played a key role in the budget’s low growth rate of 3.5 percent. Furthermore, if budget growth is to remain at current levels, it’s highly probable that property taxes will need to increase even further to avoid cuts to our schools.
Lincoln Journal Star on September 12: Local View: Low budget growth puts pressure on property taxes Some suggest that if budget growth can be kept near the unusually low levels achieved in [...]
Lincoln Journal Star on September 5: Local View: Tell the real story about Nebraska’s strong economy Despite having the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, almost weekly news articles praising our economy [...]
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Omaha World Herald on September 2: Omaha couple being honored for their support of arts, humanities Between the two of them, Paul and Annette Smith have degrees in business, engineering, architecture and [...]
Omaha World Herald on August 27: Legislative panels launch study of property taxes, school aid in Nebraska LINCOLN — Figuring out how to reduce Nebraska’s heavy reliance on property taxes, especially for [...]
