$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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
A panel of Nebraska business leaders and economists believe the state will finish the current fiscal year with $80 million less than expected but agreed to raise prior forecasts for tax receipts [...]