Gov. Pillen eyes Nebraska taking over K-12 school funding instead of local property taxes • Nebraska Examiner

Gov. Pillen eyes Nebraska taking over K-12 school funding instead of local property taxes • Nebraska Examiner

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, at the podium, and State Sen. Rob Clements of Elmwood speak about the state's first investments toward a $1 billion pledge to build an Education Future Fund. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen’s route to property tax reform could come through the State of Nebraska taking over all funding for K-12 schools instead of using local property taxes to pay a portion of the cost. Pillen, in his monthly…