A key state lawmaker intends to forge ahead with Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan for cutting property taxes by raising sales taxes and capping local government spending, despite opposition to most pieces of the proposal.
State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of the Omaha area, the chairwoman of the Revenue Committee, said she was not swayed by the hours of testimony against the bills that could become part of an overall package.
“We had nobody come in with better answers,” she said. “Sure, everybody’s going to come in and say, ‘Don’t tax me.’”