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Nebraska Examiner on March 27: Debate begins on ‘massive’ tax bill proposed by governor to reduce property taxes

Debate on Gov. Jim Pillen’s epic and controversial property tax relief plan began Wednesday, with advocates saying it will result in a net tax savings and opponents saying it’s a tax shift [...]

By |2024-05-02T14:36:38-05:00March 27th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Nebraska Examiner on March 27: Debate begins on ‘massive’ tax bill proposed by governor to reduce property taxes

North Platte Telegraph on March 27: OpenSky leader criticizes property tax plan as LB 388 debate begins

A property tax relief plan before the Legislature likely isn’t sustainable and unwisely targets sales taxes to fund it, the leader of a Lincoln-based state policy research group said Wednesday in North [...]

By |2024-05-02T14:35:31-05:00March 27th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on North Platte Telegraph on March 27: OpenSky leader criticizes property tax plan as LB 388 debate begins

KETV on March 27: Showdown on property tax relief begins in legislature with only days left in session

The debate over giving you more property tax relief is underway the state legislature. Lawmakers have only a few days left in the session to pass LB 388. "There's been so much misinformation [...]

By |2024-05-02T14:31:58-05:00March 27th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on KETV on March 27: Showdown on property tax relief begins in legislature with only days left in session

WOWT on March 27: Nebraska Legislature debates increase in sales tax for property tax relief

A debate on property tax relief started in the Nebraska Legislature on Wednesday, and an increase in the sales tax is part of the discussion. LB388, proposed by State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn, seeks [...]

By |2024-05-02T14:30:39-05:00March 27th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on WOWT on March 27: Nebraska Legislature debates increase in sales tax for property tax relief

KETV on March 25: ‘We have to get it’: Nebraska Gov. Pillen praises new property tax relief plan

An increase in sales taxes is a must, according to Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, if the state wants to see substantiative property tax relief. "It's a simple thing," he told KETV on [...]

By |2024-05-02T14:40:52-05:00March 25th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on KETV on March 25: ‘We have to get it’: Nebraska Gov. Pillen praises new property tax relief plan

North Platte Telegraph on March 22: Consumption tax backers’ assumptions challenged at Thursday at North Platte forum

A longtime lobbyist says a broad array of Nebraskans’ everyday purchases and services logically would be subject to the consumption taxes a statewide petition drive’s leaders want enacted. Korby Gilbertson of Lincoln [...]

By |2024-05-02T14:45:04-05:00March 22nd, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on North Platte Telegraph on March 22: Consumption tax backers’ assumptions challenged at Thursday at North Platte forum
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