Talking Property Taxes

Jana Hughes represents District 24 in the Nebraska Legislature. Read her column from time to time in the Polk County News.
Jana Hughes represents District 24 in the Nebraska Legislature. Read her column from time to time in the Polk County News.

Reflecting an ongoing frustration across Nebraska, a common theme has emerged here in the Legislature with quite a few bills having been introduced to address property taxes in our state. A few of the bills delve into the valuation of property, others eliminate property taxes entirely and replace them with a new tax, and one even proposed increasing taxes on mechanical games of skill by 2,800 perc…