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Nebraska Examiner on April 2: Pillen tax plan limps forward after sponsor agrees to remove sales tax increase

Gov. Jim Pillen’s property tax plan limped forward Tuesday after its chief sponsor agreed to strip out its most controversial component: a proposed 1-cent increase in state sales taxes. The bill advanced [...]

By |2024-05-02T14:22:33-05:00April 2nd, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Nebraska Examiner on April 2: Pillen tax plan limps forward after sponsor agrees to remove sales tax increase

Omaha World-Herald on March 28: No vote yet on Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to raise Nebraska sales tax, cut property tax

Nebraska lawmakers launched Wednesday into a long-awaited debate about Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to cut property taxes by raising state sales taxes. But they adjourned for the day before reaching a vote [...]

By |2024-05-02T14:26:31-05:00March 28th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Omaha World-Herald on March 28: No vote yet on Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to raise Nebraska sales tax, cut property tax

York News-Times on March 27: EPIC talk: Henderson Chamber of Commerce holds meeting about EPIC tax option

The Henderson Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a presentation from OpenSky Policy Institute about the EPIC Option, a proposed tax cut which would eliminate all state income, property, inheritance and corporate taxes. [...]

By |2024-05-02T14:39:33-05:00March 27th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on York News-Times on March 27: EPIC talk: Henderson Chamber of Commerce holds meeting about EPIC tax option

Nebraska Examiner on March 27: A tale of competing projections: Governor’s Office, OpenSky figures differ

Nebraskans are being presented with two starkly different projections on whether taxpayers will be paying less, or more, under Gov. Jim Pillen’s proposed property tax relief plan. The plans calls for up [...]

By |2024-05-02T14:37:34-05:00March 27th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Nebraska Examiner on March 27: A tale of competing projections: Governor’s Office, OpenSky figures differ

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
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