Access to quality health care is a key element of “The Good Life” we live in Nebraska because it helps keep our state’s residents working and thriving. Many of the policy decisions made by our state’s leaders impact the health of our state’s residents, our communities and our economy.
33% In a world without racial inequality, 20% of each race or ethnicity would be represented in each quintile of income earners. But 33% of Black households fall in the bottom 20% [...]
The Legislature wrapped up its 60-day session last week, but Senators are likely to be back in Lincoln for a special session later this year focused on property taxes paid to fund [...]
Ensuring food security for Nebraskans continues to be a subject of policy debate this legislative session. A bill (LB 1381) that would impose work requirements as a condition for receiving benefits through [...]
Nebraska intends to participate in a new federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program, ensuring that the families of 150,000 low-income children will have better access to nutritious food when school is [...]
$146,200 When talking about taxes, we often divide Nebraskans into five groups based on income distribution. Statistically, the starting point for the 20% of top earners is about $146,000 in 2024 dollars, [...]
LB 952, a bill that would compel Nebraska to participate in a new federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program, will be discussed in today’s Health and Human Services Committee hearing. So [...]
1 in 5 Today is National EITC Awareness Day, a chance to remind eligible workers of the Earned Income Tax Credit. The IRS has found that 1 in 5 eligible people do [...]
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) passed by Congress in 2021 provided Nebraska and other states with a historic influx of federal funding to help in the response to economic and public [...]
Access to quality health care is a key element of “The Good Life” we live in Nebraska, as it keeps our state’s residents working and thriving. And for many Nebraskans, Medicaid and [...]
91,000 Thanks to a successful ballot initiative, the Economic Policy Institute estimates that 91,000 workers – 9.5% of Nebraska’s workforce – will see a wage increase when the state’s minimum wage [...]