To lower property taxes, Nebraskans will need to pay more in sales taxes, a key state senator said Wednesday. State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan said a state sale tax increase of up [...]
Access to quality health care is a key element of “The Good Life” we live in Nebraska, as it keeps our state’s residents working and thriving. And for many Nebraskans, Medicaid and [...]
Nebraska Senator Lou Ann Linehan, District 36, has asked Secretary of State Robert Evnan to remove a referendum entitled “Private Education Tax Referendum” from the 2024 ballot. Nebraska is one of 24 [...]
A local advocacy group called attention this week to a report from a D.C. taxation watchdog organization showing a “growing inequality in Nebraska’s tax system.” The “Who Pays?” report comes from ITEP, which describes [...]
https://youtu.be/PnNaR7m7JYU As we await formal proposals in the fledgling Legislative session, OpenSky shared an overview of the state’s fiscal picture with participants in a virtual briefing on Wednesday. Nebraska is [...]
A Nebraska lawmaker behind a new law that would divert millions in state income tax to scholarships for private school tuition is now seeking to have an effort to repeal the law [...]
Nebraska’s tax system is upside-down, with affluent Nebraskans paying less than their fair share of household income in taxes relative to low- and middle-income families. Last year’s personal and corporate income tax [...]
The state’s tax system is “upside down,” with low- and middle-income Nebraskans paying a higher share of their income on taxes than more affluent residents, a watchdog group said Tuesday. The Lincoln-based [...]
On Monday Governor Pillen met with reporters in the Warner Chamber of the Capitol to unveil his plan to tackle property taxes. But it seems even the Governor still doesn’t know how [...]
Nebraska's governor said he's 100% committed to a 40% property tax cut in 2024, but Jim Pillen is giving few details on the plan to get there. Last January, when Pillen unveiled [...]