OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy $4.4 billion Today is National Tourism Day, and according to the U.S. Travel Association, Nebraska business and leisure travel generated $376 million in 2022, the last [...]
1,351 Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley issued a 26-page advisory letter warning state and local lawmakers about the potential consequences of rapidly increasing use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds [...]
$100,000 Indiana is the latest to join the list of states with outrageously expensive school voucher programs that attract primarily affluent students already enrolled in private schools. The average recipient of a [...]
$122 Billion School districts across the country are facing budget crunches as ESSR, a $122 billion federal cash infusion targeted to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, sunsets next month. This, [...]
After days of deliberation and a weekend of intense negotiations to seek to secure the necessary number of votes to overcome a filibuster, the Revenue Committee advanced AM 73 to LB 34 [...]
Special session hearings are halfway completed, with additional hearings scheduled today, tomorrow and Saturday in a variety of committees. The OpenSky team has been busy testifying and sending letters to highlight the [...]
Tuesday will see a busy lineup of hearings in the Legislature’s Revenue and Appropriations committees, including LB 1, which contains most of the components of the Nebraska Plan outlined by Governor Jim [...]
The Nebraska Legislature convened in special session last week and began bill introduction, which will continue through Monday. Also beginning Monday will be hearings in the Revenue committee to gather public input [...]
Welcome to OpenSkyLIGHTS, with our special edition highlighting key numbers related to the Nebraska Legislature’s Special Session. 113 LB1, introduced by Senator Lou Ann Linehan, outlines elements of Governor Jim Pillen’s Nebraska [...]
During the upcoming special session, Governor Jim Pillen has shared that he plans to introduce the concept of “hard caps” as a means to provide property tax relief for Nebraskans. Whether the [...]