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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Pushing More Tax Cuts

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Pushing More Tax Cuts

Governor Pete Ricketts Photo: WNAX


Nebraska Governor Pete Rickets is again pushing state lawmakers to continue cutting taxes.
He says he has consistently developed budgets that control state spending….

Ricketts says historic state revenue growth would support further tax cuts….

Ricketts says he wants the legislature to expand and continue an existing tax rebate program….

He also wants Senators to cut taxes on Social Security benefits and lower the states top income tax rate.

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