Members of two key legislative committees are meeting this week, looking at alternatives to property taxes to support schools. Nebraskans are complaining about the burden of property taxes in the face of higher valuations on farm land. State Senator Roy Baker, of Lincoln, says one idea is to keep state spending increases in check and utilize revenue above the rate of spending to help pay for public education.

 

Baker says schools have to play a part in reducing property taxes too..

Baker says there’s some support for the idea of a greater use of in