Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says property tax reform was the number one issue he heard about during his round of town hall meetings across the state. He says his administration is working on proposals to bring to the 2016 Unicameral.

District 40 Senator Tyson Larson of O’Neill says a legislative study this summer of property taxes was too limited…

 

Larson says the Chair of the legislative committee did not want any extra input…

 

The Governor and others have pointed to spending by schools and counties as the drivers of property tax increases.

Larson says many of those local budgets have risen faster than state spending…

 

Larson says he isn’t sure the 2016 session of the legislature will be able to find any better options.