National Ag News
New Nebraska coalition focuses on property taxes, education funding
Feb 21, 2017, 23:37 PM
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A new coalition of Nebraska farm and education groups is calling on the state to be less reliant on property taxes to fund public schools.
The group is called Nebraskans United for Property Tax Reform and Education. At a Tuesday news conference, Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson said farmers and ranchers carry too much of the burden to fund public education.
“For many years, our organization and our members have been concerned about the growing burden of property taxes and imbalance in our state’s tax system,” Nelson said.
