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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts – “Imperative” to Agree on Property Tax Cuts

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts – “Imperative” to Agree on Property Tax Cuts

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Photo: WNAX


Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says he is working with the legislatures Revenue Committee to find a compromise on property taxes…..https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/pete-ricketts-1118a-1

Revenue estimates for the state have increased almost three hundred million dollars for the year.

Ricketts says the committee is still putting the details together…

Ricketts says they aren’t ready to go public with their plan yet..https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/pete-ricketts-1118c

A petition drive is underway that would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot next year that would drop property taxes by thirty five percent.

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