Governor, legislators try again to tame the state’s high property taxes

Now that Gov. Jim Pillen appears to be on the road to recovery after a wild ride aboard a bucking bronco, his next rodeo act will be roping up enough votes to lower property taxes, cut government spending and return Nebraska to a “winner-take-all” system of doling out the state’s electoral college votes. Those are among the top priorities laid out by the governor – before he was bucked ...