11 Beginning this weekend, 11 state senators will hold town hall meetings in Omaha and Lincoln to hear feedback from the community on the Governor’s recently-released Nebraska Plan and any other [...]
Governor Jim Pillen has announced his intention to call the Legislature into special session starting July 25, with the goal of lowering property taxes in Nebraska. While a specific call has not [...]
May is finally here, which means we are kicking off our annual Give to Lincoln campaign! Over the next month, you will hear about the crucial work we have been doing at [...]
33% In a world without racial inequality, 20% of each race or ethnicity would be represented in each quintile of income earners. But 33% of Black households fall in the bottom 20% [...]
The Legislature wrapped up its 60-day session last week, but Senators are likely to be back in Lincoln for a special session later this year focused on property taxes paid to fund [...]
Gov. Jim Pillen’s much-amended plan to raise sales taxes to decrease local property taxes went down in flames Thursday, the final day of the 2024 state legislative session. It was a stunning [...]
After praising Nebraska lawmakers for their accomplishments during this year's legislative session, Gov. Jim Pillen repeatedly derided the Legislature's “failure to act” on property tax relief and pledged to call “as many [...]
Most Nebraskans who claim the state income tax credit on property taxes paid to public schools will see little change in what they pay resulting from the tax package to be debated [...]
The Nebraska Legislature calls it quits Thursday, leaving behind several questions. First and foremost, any further property tax cuts before the end of the year and if so how to pay for [...]
Today is Tax Day, the day when your income taxes are due. But today is also a reminder that those taxes pay for so many of the things that make our communities [...]