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.
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LB 79, along with a pair of constitutional amendments – LRs 6CA and 7CA – will be heard tomorrow afternoon by the Revenue Committee and would combine to replace most state and local taxes with a [...]
An important milestone in Nebraska’s state budget process takes place today, as the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board (NEFAB) meets to set the most up-to-date revenue projections for the next couple of [...]
The governor’s proposed education finance plan, LB 583, and the three bills containing the governor’s budget priorities, LBs 813, 814 and 818, had hearings recently, while a couple other education and revenue bills will be heard in committee [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pzfwayaL7A New evidence on child tax credits at the federal level has shown “stunning” results in lifting children out of poverty throughout the country and a state-level policy could continue [...]
Join bill introducer Senator Danielle Conrad and the OpenSky team for a Feb. 8 OpenSky webinar exploring the potential policy impacts of a state child tax credit like that proposed in LB [...]
LB294 – a proposed state-level child tax credit – will be the focus of a public hearing at the State Capitol on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. The proposal would provide tax credits [...]
Efforts to divert state dollars to private schools often start small but balloon in costs and consequences, panelists from Arizona, Wisconsin and Indiana said during a recent OpenSky webinar. The cost of [...]
Personal and corporate income tax cut bills being heard by the Revenue Committee on Thursday morning would largely benefit the wealthy, out of state residents and corporations and leave the state vulnerable [...]
Four key indicators of a state’s fiscal health include employment levels, inflation rates, tax revenue receipts and the balance of its cash reserve. In all four areas, Nebraska finds itself in a [...]