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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Pushing for Tax Reform

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Pushing for Tax Reform

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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts is making a strong push for tax reform. A big part of that is making changes to property taxes. Ricketts says they need to change how ag land is valued…..

Ricketts says the productivity model can roll back some of those taxes…..

Ricketts says the key to any tax reform is controlling government spending at all levels…..

Ricketts also wants to include income tax changes as part of his reform package.

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