State investment in public education needs to be repaid in property tax relief

Jim Pillen is the Governor of Nebraska. Read his column in the Nance County Journal.
Jim Pillen is the Governor of Nebraska. Read his column in the Nance County Journal.

Upon entering my first legislative session it was imperative that we tighten the state’s belt. We need to run government like a business, which means doing more with less, cutting spending and growing services. It’s vital that we invest in our future our kids -- and have transformative tax policy change.

This year, the state became 100% responsible for funding of community colleges and took on a gr…