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Another week, another busy hearing schedule for the team at OpenSky Policy Institute. Hearings will continue through the remainder of February and into March. If you’d like more frequent updates on the progress of various bills, make sure to check out our new Bill Tracker feature on the website, with updates on when bills are […]
$1,000 As the Nebraska Legislature considers a variety of options for re-imaginging school funding in the state, it is important to consider the impact of additional investments in K-12 public education, independent of any corresponding property tax relief. California rebuilt their funding formula in 2013, launching the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which committed $18 […]
2 million The newly-established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk and formerly co-chaired by Vivek Ramaswamy, signaled intent to reduce the federal workforce by 75% in an effort to streamline government services and eliminate bureaucracy. According to the Congressional Research Service, about 2 million civilian workers are employed by the federal […]
$108 Million Minnesota governor Tim Walz proposed a budget that decreases the state’s overall sales tax rate from 6.875% to 6.8%, an effort to support citizens who have been feeling the effects of increased prices on everyday goods. To pay for the cut, and in fact to increase state revenues a projected $108 million annually, […]
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