NORFOLK - Gov. Jim Pillen says it’s time for Nebraska to raise sales taxes to help fund state government and deal with budgetary shortfalls. During his monthly radio call-in show on Monday, the Governor used the state to the north as an example as to how Nebraska can reduce property taxes.

"South Dakota, people brag about how there's no income tax and they have very moderate property taxes," Pillen said. "But the hardcore reality is they have a sales tax on everything.

"And they have a two-tiered sales tax because they have to have revenue. I think that Nebraska needs to get in the game and compete and understand that to fund our government, we need the greatest revenue coming from sales tax and the least revenue coming from property tax."

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