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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Pushing Senators on Property Tax Relief

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Pushing Senators on Property Tax Relief

Governor Pete Ricketts Photo: WNAX


Nebraska legislators continue to struggle with a property tax relief bill. The next round of debate on LB974 may come this week.
Governor Pete Ricketts is pushing hard on legislators to get the bill passed….

Ricketts says the sponsors of the bill are making some requested changes….

Ricketts says its is difficult to write a bill that covers everyone equally….

A petition drive to put a constitutional amendment cutting property taxes on the ballot is also part of the driving force behind the bill.

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