An effort to upend Nebraska’s entire tax system took a key step last month.
According to campaign finance reports, the “EPIC Option” petition drive contracted with a Florida company in October to provide paid circulators and to better organize volunteer signature-gathering efforts.
The move boosts the chances that organizers can get a pair of proposed constitutional amendments on the November 2024 ballot that would replace most state taxes with a consumption tax. But challenges remain high for the low-budget effort.