Nebraska lawmakers back property tax relief package worth more than 3 billion

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen’s school aid and tax cut plan kept on rolling Monday as lawmakers gave a strong thumbs up to a package of property tax changes worth more than $3 billion over the next six years. Legislative Bill 243 cleared the first round of consideration on a 41-1 vote, with seven abstentions. The bill, introduced by Sen. Tom Briese of Albion, would increase Nebraska’s two property tax credit programs, cap school property tax growth and eliminate almost all community college property taxes. The package represents the second piece of Pillen’s plan to advance. The first piece, which…