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$177 million General Fund tax receipts for the month of May fell short of revenue forecasts by about 7.8%, according to new data released by the Nebraska Department of Revenue. This marks the third consecutive month that receipts have come in below forecast, with cumulative receipts now lagging the revenue forecast by over $177 million […]
$31.27 Trillion The sum of public debt reached $31.27 trillion at the end of April, eclipsing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States for the first time since World War II. During that time period, government spending on the war effort drove the increase in national debt, but recent trends are driven by […]
8.2% The Nebraska Department of Revenue recently released April General Fund tax receipts, showing a gap of 8.2% between actual collections and the amount forecasted by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board (NEFAB). April is typically the highest month for tax refunds, due to the state and federal income tax filing deadline of April 15. […]
As OpenSky previously reported, Governor Jim Pillen decided to opt Nebraska into a new set of work requirements for Medicaid recipients beginning today. The May 1 deadline is a full 8 months prior to the deadline imposed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and prior to final guidance being issued by the Centers for […]
88 According to analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), 88 of the nation’s largest and most profitable corporations paid zero federal corporate income taxes for 2025. Collectively, the organizations across a variety of industries made more than $105 billion in taxable income last year. Had they paid the statutory federal income […]
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