LB 298, a bill on the Legislature's agenda today, would extend Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TSP) and asylum seekers. This common-sense [...]
LB 388, a measure to expand broadband access in Nebraska, and LB 108, which would increase access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), are on the Legislature’s agenda today. LB 388 with AM 530 -- [...]
LB 108, as amended by AM 975, could help Nebraskans continue to put food on the table as they advance in the workplace, effectively incentivizing Nebraska workers to continue to strive for [...]
Department of Revenue officials will present at a joint hearing of the Legislature’s Appropriations and Revenue committees this afternoon to discuss a report on the state’s business incentive programs. The report, which [...]
In a column that appeared in the Omaha World-Herald on Sunday, OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Renee Fry wrote, "Despite claims from supporters, including in a Feb. 5 World-Herald editorial, Legislative Bill 720, the tax incentive proposal before the Legislature, should give Nebraska taxpayers serious pause.
AM2207 to LB 720 – which will be the focus of a Revenue Committee hearing today – does little to alleviate concerns about the fiscal impact and quality of jobs raised by [...]
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Department of Revenue officials will present at a joint hearing of the Legislature’s Appropriations and Revenue committees Thursday to give a report on the state’s business subsidy programs.
The Fiscal Times says state tax cuts are not creating jobs "In fact, there’s not a lot of academic consensus about the real impact of tax rates on job creation. While the [...]