As proposals emerge to meet the Governor’s goal of a 40% decrease in revenue generated from property taxes, let’s be clear that sales taxes are the most regressive tax category. In the [...]

During the State of the State address, Gov. Jim Pillen said tax property relief is one of his main priorities for Nebraska. He said the state needs to cut property taxes by [...]

Even before Gov. Jim Pillen took the mic delivering his second State of the State Address, several Democratic lawmakers took various swipes at the Republican Administration. State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh: “What are [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]