Unexpected tax talk and an expected fight over transgender youth are facing Nebraska lawmakers who headed back to work today. NCN’s Joe Jordan reports from Lincoln. Nebraska lawmakers are back in Lincoln [...]
A trip to the store could cost more, while property taxes could go down under proposal from the Governor. Nebraska lawmakers are torn on what to do about property taxes. There's one [...]
Gov. Jim Pillen has loaded up a self-described “bold and courageous” proposal to decrease property taxes via an increase in state sales taxes. The state sales tax rate would climb by 2 [...]
As reports surfaced that the Pillen administration would seek to raise sales taxes to offset reductions in property taxes, OpenSky Policy Institute noted that a proposed increase in sales taxes would make [...]
Ahead of the 2024 legislative session, Dr. Rebecca Firestone listed priorities for OpenSky Policy Institute in an Op-Ed published in the Omaha World-Herald. "As we embark on the 2024 legislative session," Firestone [...]
Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase from $10.50 an hour to $12 an hour on New Year’s Day. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that 91,000 Nebraska workers — 9.5% of Nebraska’s workforce — [...]
91,000 Thanks to a successful ballot initiative, the Economic Policy Institute estimates that 91,000 workers – 9.5% of Nebraska’s workforce – will see a wage increase when the state’s minimum wage [...]
Nebraskans need to be aware of a proposed ballot initiative, “Consumption Tax LB 79,” which will change the way we pay taxes in our state. Backers of the bill want to eliminate [...]
OpenSky Policy Institute welcomed a Scottsbluff man among public servants and industry leaders from western and central Nebraska to serve on its board of directors. Jordan Colwell resides in Scottsbluff and is [...]
As the year comes to a close, the OpenSky team wanted to take a moment to offer our heartfelt thanks to an outgoing member of our Board of Directors who has made [...]