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Nebraska Examiner on July 2: Commentary: Making wise decisions on a tax shift

Earlier this year, the governor and the Legislature tried and failed to develop a workable plan to reduce Nebraska property taxes through increases in sales taxes. Ahead of a special session, OpenSky Executive Director Rebecca Firestone wrote that “rather than making grand promises on speculative revenue, we could discuss less

Omaha World-Herald on May 12: Midlands Voices: Fair tax policy in Nebraska can’t have winners and losers

Property taxes were a primary focus of the Nebraska Legislature’s recently completed session, but with no consensus emerging on how to fund property tax reductions, senators are expected to return to Lincoln for a special session later this year. In an op-ed, OpenSky Executive Director Rebecca Firestone wrote that finding

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Nebraska Examiner on July 2: Commentary: Making wise decisions on a tax shift

Earlier this year, the governor and the Legislature tried and failed to develop a workable plan to reduce Nebraska property taxes through increases in sales taxes. Ahead of a special session, OpenSky Executive Director Rebecca Firestone wrote that “rather than making grand promises on speculative revenue, we could discuss less