A bill, advanced Thursday by the committee, would exempt nationally accredited zoos from paying sales taxes, a tax break that would amount to some $2.8 million a year. Currently, zoos in Omaha, Lincol
Legislature’s Revenue Committee Backs Sales Tax Exemption For Zoos
By Joe Duggan / World-Herald Bureau, Omaha World-Herald
Thu, 03/05/2015 - 9:00pm
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Topics: Nebraska Douglas County Omaha
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