Nebraska’s latest “tax-cutting spree” will result in the some of the deepest reductions in revenue in the nation, threatening state services, according to a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. The report from the Center [...]
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen had high praise Monday for public school districts that have provided property tax relief, but noted that the participation rate fell below his administration’s hope for the new [...]
Gov. Jim Pillen expressed disappointment Monday that despite an influx of $324 million in additional state aid to K-12 schools, property taxes for local education statewide still increased by $85 million. “It’s [...]
A Florida firm has been hired to circulate petitions in Nebraska that would eliminate all property, income, corporate and inheritance taxes in Nebraska, replacing them with a “consumption tax” (paid by all, [...]
A free-enterprise think tank is calling for “another leap” in tax cuts in Nebraska, aimed at tougher caps on government spending and more power for voters to reject property tax increases. The [...]
It's an effort to eliminate all property and income taxes in Nebraska. Now the push to replace those with a consumption tax is gaining steam, especially in urban areas. EPIC, or Eliminate [...]
Backers of a novel state “consumption” tax predicted Monday that a ballot initiative to adopt it would pass if it gathers enough signatures to qualify for the 2024 ballot. But getting it [...]
Nebraska lawmakers will have an extra $40 million to work with in the state budget next session, according to new projections shared Monday. Members of the state’s Tax Rate Review Committee learned [...]
The school aid fund that Nebraska lawmakers established this year with the goal of reducing property taxes at Gov. Jim Pillen's urging will dwindle faster than state officials initially projected, according to [...]
Organizers behind a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar Nebraska from collecting most taxes have hired a petition circulator to begin gathering signatures in the state’s most populous counties. Trailblazing Canvassers, a [...]