Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has made tax cuts the center piece of his legislative agenda this year. He says income and property taxes are too high, and are affecting the state’s economic growth.

Several bills dealing with cuts are in the Appropriations Committee.

Member, Senator Tyson Larson of O’Neill says it could be a tug just getting some of those bills onto the floor for debate…

 

Larson says he is pushing to get more money into property tax relief, and also lower income tax rates…

 

Larson says high income taxes are chasing older people out of the state…