A core function of OpenSky Policy Institute is to provide reliable data, information, and solutions regarding revenue proposals and existing policies in an effort to put the state on a sustainable long-term growth path that balances the needs of its citizens with the capacity of the revenue structure.
Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday passed LB 753, setting up school vouchers, but opponents including OpenSky are planning to put the matter before voters. In WOWT's report, OpenSky's Rebecca Firestone notes the difference between [...]
A bill authorizing state tax credits for donations to organizations granting scholarships to students attending private schools, LB 753, threatens the sustainability of funding for public education in Nebraska. The Legislature passed [...]
State senators have passed a budget that outlines $10.7 billion in General Fund expenditures over the next two years. In the few days that remain – Tuesday marked Day 83 of the [...]
$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 [...]
A package of proposed state tax credits, including upward of 30 bills, gained initial approval Tuesday with only a few questions about whether it provided unwarranted “corporate welfare.” In its story, the [...]
A tax package up for debate Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature would expand the state’s turnback tax law to help a possible expansion of convention space at Omaha’s CHI Health Center and [...]
A proposal from the Legislature’s Revenue Committee amended to include as many as 20 bills will be debated beginning Tuesday. The package, LB 727, proposes special taxing districts, to be known as [...]
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 [...]
2.6% Infants are more likely to reach age 1 in states with tax policies that raise more revenue and raise it from those most able to pay, according to research published in [...]
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 [...]