In school buildings across Nebraska this summer, it’s the budget builders and not the students who are doing the complex math. This month, the state provided final numbers on what K-12 districts [...]
School districts in Nebraska are now learning how much they will be getting in state aid, as well as restraints on what they can bring in from property taxes going forward. A [...]
19 million The temporary expansion of the federal Child Tax Credit included in the American Rescue Plan has expired and reverted to the 2017 tax law. Under those provisions, 19 million children [...]
In its story on the effort to repeal a bill that provides tax credits for donations to private school voucher programs, KMTV spoke with OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone. [...]
Support Our Schools Nebraska, a coalition of educators, nonprofits and other groups including OpenSky Policy Institute, kicked off a petition drive on Tuesday seeking to put LB 753 before voters on the [...]
Support Our Schools Nebraska, a coalition of educators, nonprofits and other groups including OpenSky Policy Institute, kicked off a petition drive on Tuesday seeking to put LB 753 before voters on the [...]
In a story on the signing of LB 243, KOLN talked to family farmers in Gage County about the property tax burden in Nebraska. The bill providing tax breaks over a series [...]
With the 2023 legislative session wrapping up on Thursday, here’s a look at some of the main developments in the state’s fiscal debate. State commits more funds for public schools The Legislature, [...]
The Nebraska Legislature passed three bills on Thursday that provide tax relief while adjusting funding for schools. The report notes that the income tax cuts would largely benefit wealthy Nebraskans, with OpenSky [...]
State lawmakers on Thursday approved income tax cuts, hikes in state property tax credits, a tax credit for child care and a boost to school funding to offset property taxes. The Nebraska [...]