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.
The Nebraska Legislature amended two tax relief measures before advancing the bills to final-round debate on Thursday. In coverage of LB 243, the property tax measure, the Nebraska Examiner noted analysis by [...]
After forwarding a package of property tax breaks to a final round of consideration on Thursday morning, the Nebraska Legislature moved on to discussion of income tax cuts. Under LB 754, the [...]
The Legislature on Wednesday and Thursday will consider property tax breaks and corresponding income tax cuts that together would restrict the revenue that’s available to fund important programs that all Nebraskans rely on [...]
The state Legislature has a record budget surplus to work with this year, and bills being debated this week reflect opportunities to invest in Nebraska’s schools and other services that all Nebraskans [...]
18 As part of the formula to calculate basic funding in TEEOSA, a school takes all of its expenses and then subtracts 18 categories of special allowances. These are items like transportation [...]
Nebraska legislators are considering a historic transfer from the state’s Cash Reserve Fund next year, surpassing last year’s momentous allocation of federal ARPA funding. The budget brought forward by the Appropriations Committee [...]
The mainline state budget, LB 814, was advanced from first-round debate Wednesday night on a vote of 36-4. Critics of the budget faulted the plan for “stealing” money from cash funds held by [...]
It’s often said in policy circles that a state’s budget is its moral document. With debate set to begin on Nebraska’s budget on Wednesday, there are several things OpenSky will be watching [...]
In an OpenSky Policy Institute webinar on Monday, two members of the Appropriations Committee said the proposed budget for the next two fiscal years was crafted with a goal of making sure [...]
Ahead of floor debate on the state’s budget package later this week, two members of the Appropriations Committee shared highlights of the budget bills and insight on how the proposal came together. [...]