(Picture credit John Gage) Governor Jim Pillen took aim at local county assessors during his monthly call-in show on Monday, saying there had been a “stunning” increase in valuations across the state. The comments were prompted by callers upset at receiving their annual property valuations from their assessors. “The hardcore reality is it’s not working because there are loopholes,” Pillen said in response to a caller from McCook. “As valuations go up, no levies are changed.