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Property Tax Cuts in Nebraska Depend on Education Aid

Property Tax Cuts in Nebraska Depend on Education Aid

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While Nebraska lawmakers were able to pass twenty million dollars in property tax cuts this year, any further progress may take more of a comprehensive approach.
Senator Tyson Larson of O’Neill says tax reform is always on the agenda….

Larson says any more property tax relief will hinge on increasing state aid to education, but rural districts haven’t done well in that area…

Larson says rural Senators are outnumbered on that issue….

Larson says the legislature will wait for new tax proposals from Governor Pete Ricketts.

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