Property tax relief, Learning Community topic for debate

Monday, April 4, 2016

After several weeks, the legislature arrived this past week on the topic which many have worried about and looked forward to: property tax relief. Specifically, we spent many hours debating LB 958 and LB 959, the bills introduced at the request of the Governor. Both bills passed the first round of consideration, with many amendments considered, debated, rejected, and adopted for each. LB 958 would increase agricultural property tax credits. Among other things, LB 959 deals with removing an incentive for school districts to actually raise property taxes. We also did extensive work on LB 1067, relating to the Learning Community in Omaha.

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