LINCOLN — For the second day in a row, it was standing room only at an event meant to allow Nebraskans to share their views on Gov. Jim Pillen’s proposal to cut property taxes.
Nebraskans listen to community members speak during a town hall on Gov. Jim Pillen’s proposed property tax plan at the Wick Alumni Center on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus on Monday.
Roughly 300 people showed up Monday night in Lincoln, along with 13 state senators and a handful of legislative staffers representing other offices. In Omaha Sunday, more than 250 people signed in to a similar event. At both events, a majority of those who spoke said they were against Pillen’s plan, which is expected to be the central focus of a special session slated to begin soon.
The town hall, organized by a group of state senators representing the Omaha and Lincoln areas, came after …