Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Monday that the state will be reversing its previous rejection and opting into the federal summer EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) program, a move aimed at providing crucial [...]
OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone made these statements following Monday’s news conference announcing Nebraska’s intention to join the federal Summer EBT program. “Economy-driving investments that empower working families to [...]
Nebraska intends to participate in a new federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program, ensuring that the families of 150,000 low-income children will have better access to nutritious food when school is [...]
LB753, also known as the Opportunity Scholarships Act (OSA), isn’t even settled and yet another bill has been introduced that would funnel state money into private schools In January, State Senator Ben [...]
$146,200 When talking about taxes, we often divide Nebraskans into five groups based on income distribution. Statistically, the starting point for the 20% of top earners is about $146,000 in 2024 dollars, [...]
State Sen. Rob Clements renewed his attempt to repeal the state’s inheritance tax on Thursday, arguing that it was “antiquated, regressive and arbitrary.” Clements, an Elmwood banker and tax preparer, said he’s [...]
A Nebraska lawmaker who fell short in his bid to kill the state’s inheritance tax two years ago is trying to finish the job this year. Toward that end, State Sen. Robert [...]
The effort by Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Omaha to add one cent to the state sales tax and shift more of the tax burden to [...]
A bill to raise the state sales tax by a penny found few friends at a legislative hearing Wednesday, despite the promise of using the resulting revenue to cut property taxes. Legislative [...]
The idea of raising sales taxes in order to lower property taxes got a less-than-rousing reception in a hearing before the Legislature’s Revenue Committee Wednesday. Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, chair of the [...]