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Nebraska Examiner on Nov. 30: Platte Institute calls for ‘another leap’ in tax relief in Nebraska

A free-enterprise think tank is calling for “another leap” in tax cuts in Nebraska, aimed at tougher caps on government spending and more power for voters to reject property tax increases. The [...]

By |2024-05-07T13:57:59-05:00November 30th, 2023|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Nebraska Examiner on Nov. 30: Platte Institute calls for ‘another leap’ in tax relief in Nebraska

KETV on Nov. 21: Effort to eliminate property and income taxes in Nebraska may replace them with consumption taxes

It's an effort to eliminate all property and income taxes in Nebraska. Now the push to replace those with a consumption tax is gaining steam, especially in urban areas. EPIC, or Eliminate [...]

By |2024-05-07T14:00:33-05:00November 21st, 2023|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on KETV on Nov. 21: Effort to eliminate property and income taxes in Nebraska may replace them with consumption taxes

Nebraska Examiner on Nov. 20: Backers of ‘consumption’ tax ballot initiative seek funds to finance paid circulators

Backers of a novel state “consumption” tax predicted Monday that a ballot initiative to adopt it would pass if it gathers enough signatures to qualify for the 2024 ballot. But getting it [...]

By |2024-05-07T14:04:23-05:00November 20th, 2023|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Nebraska Examiner on Nov. 20: Backers of ‘consumption’ tax ballot initiative seek funds to finance paid circulators

Omaha World-Herald on Nov. 20: Nebraska lawmakers have an extra $40 million to work with next session, projections say

Nebraska lawmakers will have an extra $40 million to work with in the state budget next session, according to new projections shared Monday. Members of the state’s Tax Rate Review Committee learned [...]

By |2024-05-07T14:03:34-05:00November 20th, 2023|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Omaha World-Herald on Nov. 20: Nebraska lawmakers have an extra $40 million to work with next session, projections say

Lincoln Journal Star on Nov. 20: Nebraska’s Education Future Fund will dwindle more quickly than initially forecast, report shows

The school aid fund that Nebraska lawmakers established this year with the goal of reducing property taxes at Gov. Jim Pillen's urging will dwindle faster than state officials initially projected, according to [...]

By |2024-05-07T14:02:24-05:00November 20th, 2023|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Lincoln Journal Star on Nov. 20: Nebraska’s Education Future Fund will dwindle more quickly than initially forecast, report shows

Lincoln Journal Star on Nov. 20: Petition drive seeking to eliminate most taxes in Nebraska hires paid circulator

Organizers behind a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar Nebraska from collecting most taxes have hired a petition circulator to begin gathering signatures in the state’s most populous counties. Trailblazing Canvassers, a [...]

By |2024-05-07T14:01:36-05:00November 20th, 2023|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Lincoln Journal Star on Nov. 20: Petition drive seeking to eliminate most taxes in Nebraska hires paid circulator

Omaha World-Herald on Nov. 19: Petition drive pushing to repeal, replace Nebraska taxes takes key step

An effort to upend Nebraska’s entire tax system took a key step last month. According to campaign finance reports, the “EPIC Option” petition drive contracted with a Florida company in October to [...]

By |2024-05-07T14:05:13-05:00November 19th, 2023|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Omaha World-Herald on Nov. 19: Petition drive pushing to repeal, replace Nebraska taxes takes key step

OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (11/03/23)

$8 million Projections by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board last week offered only minor changes to the forecasts that the governor and the Legislature use in formulating state spending. Even as [...]

By |2023-11-03T11:35:42-05:00November 3rd, 2023|Economic Opportunity, Federal Tax & Budget, Income tax, Revenue, State Budget & Taxes|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (11/03/23)
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