LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A special legislative committee is brainstorming ways to reduce property taxes in Nebraska, but their ideas are still broad and some senators are skeptical that major changes can be made.

Several committee members said Wednesday that large reforms would take several years to fully enact because of their impact on local and state budgets.

Some of the ideas discussed included an increase in state aid to K-12 schools and a “freeze” in statewide property valuations for purposes of school funding. But mediators who facilitated the hearing say none of the ideas are firm. None of the ideas won resounding support.

Several senators say the Legislature needs to demonstrate to the public that it has heard complaints about rising property taxes and is taking steps to address them.