Over the past decade, my husband Dick and I have had the great privilege of watching OpenSky Policy Institute grow from multiple vantage points. As a founding board member and the second [...]
Nebraska is one of many states experiencing a rosy revenue situation. Similarly, we are not alone in facing a slew of tax cut proposals in response to flush state coffers. Nebraska lawmakers [...]
LB 890, a proposal being debated by lawmakers, shows promise as a way to address Nebraska’s long-standing overreliance on property taxes because it gets to the heart of the issue – low [...]
LB 64, a bill slated for second-round debate on today’s legislative agenda, is a costly measure that would give wealthy retirees a sizable tax break under the premise of keeping them from fleeing [...]
In an opinion piece in the Omaha World-Herald, OpenSky Executive Director Renee Fry writes that supporting Nebraskans who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic is a higher priority for the [...]
As was highlighted in a recent editorial by the Omaha World-Herald, Nebraska lawmakers are about to debate several priority bills that would have a fiscal impact that far exceeds the $209 million lawmakers [...]
The Appropriations Committee budget proposal, which will be debated by lawmakers today, prioritized increasing the cash reserve. But one key committee member said Tuesday that she would like to see the state’s [...]
State lawmakers may want to hold off on passing tax cut legislation like LB 387, a bill that exempts military retirement income from taxation, until they receive guidance from the U.S. Treasury about [...]
Economic development and growing Nebraska’s economy is a common refrain every legislative session and this year is no exception. Economic growth has been cited as a reason to advance legislation related to [...]
The governor’s budget proposal, which will be the focus of a Friday Appropriations Committee hearing, uses a transfer of money into the cash reserve to trigger an increase in the LB 1107 [...]