OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (12/15/23)
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. [...]
OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (11/17/23)
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 [...]
OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (11/03/23)
$8 million Projections by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board last week offered only minor changes to the forecasts that the governor and the Legislature use in formulating state spending. Even as [...]
Recapping OpenSky’s Fall Policy Symposium – VIDEO INCLUDED
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 [...]
Omaha World-Herald on Oct. 24: Nebraska’s OpenSky Policy Institute hones in on fiscal policy, immigration issues
In its reporting from Tuesday's Fall Policy Symposium, the Omaha World-Herald covered panel discussions focused on fines and fees, property taxes and investments that would make Nebraska more welcoming to immigrants who [...]
OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (10/13/23)
34% Nebraskans who recently moved to another state said housing was the primary reason. In a federal survey in 2022, 34% of those Nebraskans who moved cited housing compared to 18% [...]
Symposium to explore how new Americans can spur growth
New Americans already represent 9% of the state’s labor force, but what role could those foreign-born nationals who choose to move their families here play in solving Nebaska’s workforce challenges? Time is [...]
Registration open for 2023 OpenSky Fall Policy Symposium!
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 [...]
KLKN-TV on May 23: Immigrants account for 8% of Nebraska’s economic output, study finds
Immigrants play an important role in Nebraska's economy, and they could do even more, KLKN-TV reported on the heels of research released by the Immigration Research Initiative. In the story, OpenSky noted [...]
Nebraska Examiner on May 22: Foreign-born Huskers contribute 8% of state economic input, report says
Immigrants contribute 8% of the state’s economic output and have potential to grow into what OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone called an “economic powerhouse” that helps fill unmet workforce [...]