A majority of voters oppose LB 753 and want to repeal the bill passed by the Nebraska Legislature this year that creates state tax credits for donations made to organizations granting private [...]
Just over half of participants in a recent poll favored repeal of a new law that will offer tax credits for donations to private school scholarships. In its story on the results, [...]
A majority of Nebraska voters oppose the recently passed bill to create tax credits for donations to private school scholarships. In its report on recent survey results released by OpenSky Policy Institute, [...]
1.6 million As more states begin the year-long process to review Medicaid eligibility after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Kaiser Family Foundation reports that nationally, 1.6 million people have [...]
$250 The Internal Revenue Service estimates that the average taxpayer spends 13 hours and $250 each year to prepare and file their taxes. That represents billions of dollars paid annually by working [...]
In commentary published by the Kearney Hub, J.L. Schmidt notes "red flags" surrounding many of the victories touted by Gov. Jim Pillen following the recent legislative session. The column cites concerns voiced [...]
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 [...]
40% Leaders at Southeast Community College are planning to hike the district’s property tax levy to the maximum in next year’s budget, potentially increasing what some taxpayers will pay in support of [...]
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 [...]