Nebraska lawmakers pass tax cut, school aid bills worth billion over six years

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May 26, 2023
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Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Email Copy Link Copied to clipboard Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nebraska lawmakers handed Gov. Jim Pillen a big win Thursday by passing a trio of bills cutting taxes and boosting state school aid. The bills together are projected to cut or offset more than $6 billion worth of property taxes and income taxes over the next six years, changes that supporters said would make Nebraska more competitive but skeptics said could prove unsustainable.

Eileen T. Meslar