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 [...]
A paramount task for the Nebraska Legislature in the current session is to pass a balanced budget, a blueprint for spending in the upcoming biennium that matches up with the money expected [...]
Registration is now open for a virtual briefing about the Legislature’s proposed budget bills on Monday, May 1. Go inside the numbers with an overview from two members of the Appropriations Committee [...]
For the same cost as extending personal and corporate income tax cuts, Nebraska lawmakers could make significant investments that would benefit all residents and grow the state’s economy. Tax cuts outlined in [...]
LB 589 – which would cap the amount by which public school district revenues could grow – will be the subject of a Revenue Committee hearing today. The measure would limit school district [...]
Several bills included as part of a major tax package will be heard next week in the Revenue Committee. The measures would combine to make dramatic changes to our revenue system that [...]
For immediate release – Jan. 25, 2023 LINCOLN -- Below is a statement from OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone regarding the budget proposal discussed during the State of the [...]
For immediate release – Jan. 18, 2023 LINCOLN -- Below is a statement from OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone regarding the tax agenda discussed by the governor on Wednesday. [...]
The big fiscal development facing lawmakers as they kick off the legislative session today is what to do with the $1.9 billion projected surplus. To help understand this unprecedented amount, the OpenSky [...]
In Sunday’s Omaha World-Herald, OpenSky Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone wrote that while the $1.9 billion lawmakers have for new legislation this session presents an opportunity to make powerful investments, there are major [...]