Nebraska state senators hosting 2 public meetings on property taxes, education [Video]

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A group of state senators will hold a public forum here Sunday ahead of an expected special session next week.

The community meetings will be held in Omaha and Lincoln, which weren’t stops on Gov. Jim Pillen’s tax plan town hall tour across the state this summer — though he did hold his first one in Bellevue, which he announced two days prior.

The first of the senator’s two-hour listening sessions on state property taxes and school funding is set to run from 1-3 p.m. at the UNO Thompson Alumni Center, located near 67th and Dodge streets.

The event is being hosted by several state senators, many of them representing the Omaha-metro area:

• Christy Armendariz of Omaha
• Carol Blood of Bellevue
• John Cavanuagh of Omaha
• Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha
• Wendy DeBoer of Bennington
• George Dungan of Lincoln
• Megan Hunt of Omaha
• Mike McDonnell of Omaha
• Terrell McKinney of Omaha
• Jane Raybould of Lincoln
• Merv Riepe of Ralston

The same group will host a second community meeting from 5-7 …