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.
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 [...]
2% In a future of fewer births and more deaths across an aging population, immigration will play a major role in whether the United States grows or declines over future years. [...]
8 In research aimed at ensuring that state budget decisions are based on evidence, and not educated guesses, Pew Charitable Trusts found that lawmakers in just eight states have access to two [...]
Understanding the history of a place is important in evaluating steps to move forward, and some of the modern-day advantages in Nebraska can be traced back to programs like the Homestead Act [...]
It’s a sound investment in student achievement to ensure that Nebraska’s students aren’t going hungry, and a recent change in federal rules could give the state and individual school districts more flexibility [...]
29,000 Although many public benefit programs will continue during a federal government shutdown, which could start as early as this weekend, an extended shutdown would put vital nutrition assistance at risk for [...]
55.6% When costs surrounding a school improvement project approved by voters in 2022 escalated, the locally-elected school board of Heartland Community Schools discussed this with their community and approved a financing plan [...]
Nebraska’s workforce challenges will be among several topics on the agenda for OpenSky Policy Institute’s 2023 Fall Policy Symposium, your opportunity to gather with Nebraska’s key thinkers and policy leaders to discuss [...]
30 Residents of Chappell will have to travel 30 miles or more to reach a health care clinic beginning this fall. Regional West Health Systems plans to close medical clinics in Sidney [...]
$218 million In its report to the Tax Rate Review Committee, the Legislative Fiscal Office noted that taxpayers claimed $380 million of the $598 million in LB 1107 property tax credits authorized [...]