All Things Nebraska

Pillen plan watered down, but still did away with need to ask for a tax break

State lawmakers have long since finished their long, 17-day special session in Lincoln and headed back home.

The summer session unfolded as a lot of people, including me, expected—a lot of ideas for reducing property taxes were discussed, but only a small, incremental change, one that will result in a 3% drop in property taxes for some taxpayers, was passed.