Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts insists Nebraska can afford to cut taxes, even in the face of declining revenue. Also, the governor opposes any tax swapping.
Ricketts rejects a call to increase the sales tax in order to lower property taxes. . .

Ricketts says the only path to cutting taxes is to restrain spending as revenue grows. . .

The governor says it was tried in the 90s, with more money going to schools, but property taxes kept going up.