Neil SullivanDeputy CFO, State of Nebraska
Topic: Governor Pillen's Tax Plan
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Lt. Governor Joe Kelly, Revenue Committee members and public safety leaders announced measures to support law enforcement and fire services while addressing Nebraska’s property tax crisis Monday afternoon.
Pillen emphasized that the plan is not solely his but for the people of Nebraska.
The initial property tax bill from the last legislative session included a 6% cap on public safety spending. State senators involved in the bill want to revise the language to make it more flexible.
Lt. Gov. Kelly said that the new plan “allows the people that are there to protect us, to protect us.”
State Sen. Lou Linehan, who has been involved with property tax plans from the beginning, said they have been working since the last legislative session to address the issue.
“We’ve been working on how do you get to the answer, and the answer is you can’t really put a lid, flat lid, on public safety,” Linehan said. “So if we put a lid on them, it doesn’t give them the flexibility they need.”
Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson said the current language being developed by Nebraska senators has expanded to include equipment, infrastructure, and personnel for public safety.
Lawmakers said modifying the bill’s language would better address the narrow caps it previously had.
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