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KOLN on June 1: Property tax relief bill aims to help farmers, landowners

In a story on the signing of LB 243, KOLN talked to family farmers in Gage County about the property tax burden in Nebraska.

The bill providing tax breaks over a series of years includes a new revenue cap for school districts in Nebraska. In modeling of available data, OpenSky Policy Institute has identified several school districts in which the cap will restrict property tax revenues by more than the state will designate in additional aid.

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KOLN on June 1: Property tax relief bill aims to help farmers, landowners

In a story on the signing of LB 243, KOLN talked to family farmers in Gage County about the property tax burden in Nebraska. The bill providing tax breaks over a series of years includes a new revenue cap for school districts in Nebraska. In modeling of available data, OpenSky