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Kansas and Nebraska special sessions underline property‑tax pressure across the Midwest
Summary
CSG Midwest director Laura Tamaka said property‑tax disputes prompted special sessions in Kansas and Nebraska and called out wider regional tax changes — flat‑tax proposals, child tax credits and grocery tax eliminations were among recent actions.
Laura Tamaka of the Council of State Governments’ Midwest office told attendees that property taxes were a central driver of recent state tax debates and, in two states, prompted special sessions this year.
Tamaka described Kansas’s post‑session special session after Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a property‑tax bill; lawmakers adopted a bipartisan compromise that Tamaka said will reduce state taxes by about $1.2 billion over…
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