Poll shows Nebraskans favor more action on property taxes
Poll shows Nebraskans favor more action on property taxes
Revenue Committee Chair Sen. Lou Ann Linehan is beginning to set an agenda for tax modernization in the 2021 Legislature. In a news release from her legislative office, the Elkhorn-area senator pointed to a recent Tax Foundation report that provides backing for a number of policy ideas her colleagues have introduced, including requiring voter approval...
By Jim Vokal
67% of Omaha town hall participants dissatisfied with property tax compromise
67% of Omaha town hall participants dissatisfied with property tax compromise
At our fifth and final Virtual Property Tax Town Hall of the summer, Omaha area voters and taxpayers had the chance to weigh in on a number of online straw polls on property tax issues. While most of these poll questions were asked of previous participants, the Legislature’s recent advancement of LB1107 gave us the...
By Adam Weinberg
Southeast Nebraska voters split on property tax reform issues
Southeast Nebraska voters split on property tax reform issues
Participants in the Platte Institute’s Southeast Nebraska Virtual Property Tax Town Hall voted in five online straw polls on property tax issues. The totals below may not add to 100% due to rounding. While these voters expressed similar sentiments to previous respondents on the impact of COVID-19 on their priorities, and a desire to see...
By Adam Weinberg
Property tax transparency measure gets 89% support at Northeast town hall
Property tax transparency measure gets 89% support at Northeast town hall
Voters and taxpayers from Northeast Nebraska joined the Platte Institute’s third Virtual Property Tax Town Hall of summer 2020, and like participants in the previous online events, they had the option to vote in five online straw polls about various property tax issues. While participants expressed similar levels of support for cutting government spending to...
By Adam Weinberg
Central Nebraskans enthusiastic about consumption tax, but mixed on ballot initiative
Central Nebraskans enthusiastic about consumption tax, but mixed on ballot initiative
Participants in the recent Central Nebraska Virtual Property Tax Town Hall voted in five online polls about a variety of property tax-related questions. As with all of the Virtual Town Halls the Platte Institute is hosting this summer, the polls from these events are only the opinions of participants who made an effort to attend...
By Adam Weinberg
62% say voters should decide property tax issue
62% say voters should decide property tax issue
Voters and taxpayers from Western Nebraska shared their perspectives in the Platte Institute’s first Virtual Property Tax Town Hall. Similar programs are scheduled for other regions of the state through July and August. Throughout the town hall, participants were invited to vote in live online polls for five property tax-related questions. Of course, these are...
By Adam Weinberg
Platte Institute Poll: The Revenue Committee’s Constituents
Platte Institute Poll: The Revenue Committee’s Constituents
What do voters in the districts represented by the Revenue Committee think about property tax reform?
By Adam Weinberg
Property Tax Reform: Nebraska’s Own Family Feud
Property Tax Reform: Nebraska’s Own Family Feud
See the results of our latest property tax reform survey.
By Adam Weinberg