LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers who are seeking to lower property taxes won some extra time to make a deal with opponents last month when the coronavirus pandemic brought their session to a halt, but so far it doesn’t appear that anyone is budging.

Key lawmakers said they’re still working behind the scenes from their homes to craft a proposal with enough support to pass in the one-house Legislature. The current version faces an uphill fight because of united opposition from Nebraska’s public schools, leaving some lawmakers frustrated.

School officials said they welcome portions of the bill that would substantially boost state funding for K-12 education, but they don’t trust lawmakers to maintain that commitment in future years. They also object to the bill’s proposed restrictions on their taxing authority, arguing that it would reduce their flexibility and eventually hurt their ability to educate students.

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