Gov. Jim Pillen hosts a news conference at the end of the Legislature’s special session to address property taxes that begin almost one month prior. Aug. 20, 2024. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen is officially calling on Nebraska lawmakers to address “inconsistencies” in the state’s main school aid formula in the 2025 legislative session.
Pillen, in a Friday news release, pointed to a new report from his policy research office that compiled property tax data for new state senators. The governor noted that newly elected senators — with 16 fresh faces set to join the body in January — might not have a complete understanding of the state’s funding formula, or the impact of recent legislation.
The report includes data from Nebraska’s 244 school districts in the previous school year and indicates how decreases in state aid led to property tax increases.