EPIC consumption tax Nebraska petition falls short, will have to find another way • Nebraska Examiner

EPIC consumption tax Nebraska petition falls short, will have to find another way • Nebraska Examiner

LINCOLN — The longshot petition to let voters replace property, income and corporate taxes with a consumption tax fell short of a bulk signature-gathering hurdle that often stops ballot initiatives short that lack paid circulators. That higher hurdle is securing signatures from 10% of the state’s registered voters to amend the state constitution, or about … Read more

EPIC tax backers say petition effort cleared 38-county hurdle

State Sen. Steve Erdman of Bayard is leading an effort to replace Nebraska’s income, property, and corporate taxes with a broader sales or consumption tax called the EPIC Option.