Policy Briefs


VIDEO: Experts discuss sales taxes in Nebraska

https://youtu.be/753ea9Qld3g With policymakers in Nebraska considering a significant shift from property taxes to sales taxes, two tax policy experts shared insights on the concept of “ability to pay” and discussed the [...]

By |2024-02-13T16:52:28-06:00February 13th, 2024|Economic Development, Economic Opportunity, Home Featured, Revenue, State Budget & Taxes|Comments Off on VIDEO: Experts discuss sales taxes in Nebraska

Critical support for children facing food insecurity

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 [...]

By |2024-02-12T11:16:36-06:00February 12th, 2024|Economic Development, Economic Opportunity, Education, Education, Health, Health, Home Featured|Comments Off on Critical support for children facing food insecurity

OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (2/9/24)

$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, [...]

By |2024-02-09T14:20:22-06:00February 9th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Economic Development, Economic Opportunity, Education, Education, Federal Tax & Budget, Health, Health, Home Featured, Revenue|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (2/9/24)

Proposal would create appropriation for private school scholarships

With voters set to weigh in this November on legislation creating tax credits for donations to private school scholarships, new proposals in the Legislature seek to further divert public funds to private [...]

By |2024-02-06T11:50:57-06:00February 6th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Education, Education, Home Featured, Revenue, State Budget & Taxes, Voucher|Comments Off on Proposal would create appropriation for private school scholarships

Hearings to focus on summer meals for kids, sales tax changes; tax legislation movement in Washington

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 [...]

By |2024-02-01T11:48:36-06:00February 1st, 2024|Education, Education, Health, Health, Home Featured, Revenue, State Budget & Taxes|Comments Off on Hearings to focus on summer meals for kids, sales tax changes; tax legislation movement in Washington

Proposals for more levy limits, fewer override votes before Revenue Committee

Three bills linked to the governor’s proposal to reduce property taxes paid to fund services provided by cities, counties and school districts will be discussed in today’s Revenue Committee hearing. LB 1241 [...]

By |2024-01-31T10:30:42-06:00January 31st, 2024|Education, Education, Home Featured, Revenue|Comments Off on Proposals for more levy limits, fewer override votes before Revenue Committee
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