Nebraska’s budget funds for services at the core of the Good Life. In fact, more than 90 percent of the state’s general fund budget goes to fund education, health and human services and public safety. As such, the budget decisions our policymakers have serious implications for all Nebraskans.
Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday passed LB 753, setting up school vouchers, but opponents including OpenSky are planning to put the matter before voters. In WOWT's report, OpenSky's Rebecca Firestone notes the difference between [...]
A bill authorizing state tax credits for donations to organizations granting scholarships to students attending private schools, LB 753, threatens the sustainability of funding for public education in Nebraska. The Legislature passed [...]
State senators have passed a budget that outlines $10.7 billion in General Fund expenditures over the next two years. In the few days that remain – Tuesday marked Day 83 of the [...]
$559 million Next week, the Nebraska Legislature is expected to consider packages of proposed personal and corporate income tax cuts (LB 754) and property tax breaks (LB 243) that combined would impact [...]
On Thursday, the Nebraska Legislature met its obligation to pass a balanced budget by Day 80 of the 90-day session. The package of budget bills headed to the Governor’s desk outlines $5.3 [...]
A package of proposed state tax credits, including upward of 30 bills, gained initial approval Tuesday with only a few questions about whether it provided unwarranted “corporate welfare.” In its story, the [...]
A tax package up for debate Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature would expand the state’s turnback tax law to help a possible expansion of convention space at Omaha’s CHI Health Center and [...]
A proposal from the Legislature’s Revenue Committee amended to include as many as 20 bills will be debated beginning Tuesday. The package, LB 727, proposes special taxing districts, to be known as [...]
The Nebraska Legislature resumes on Tuesday with several bills on final reading, including the state budget, changes in state aid to schools, proposed tax cuts and more. In his weekly column, Don [...]
2.6% Infants are more likely to reach age 1 in states with tax policies that raise more revenue and raise it from those most able to pay, according to research published in [...]