Petition drive launched to slash NE property taxes

Aurora’s Penner joins push for reform

Kirk Penner was one of several speakers Monday at the State Capitol in Lincoln explaining petition drives being launched by Advocates for All Nebraskans in an effort to reduce property taxes in Nebraska.
Kirk Penner was one of several speakers Monday at the State Capitol in Lincoln explaining petition drives being launched by Advocates for All Nebraskans in an effort to reduce property taxes in Nebraska.

Standing in the rotunda at the Nebraska State Capitol on Monday, representatives from Advocates For All Nebraskans, including Kirk Penner of Aurora, announced the launch of two statewide ballot initiative petitions proposed to give a voice to Nebraskans against rising property taxes. The first petition is proposed to cut property taxes, not valuations, by 50 percent, with a goal of reducing by hal…