Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday passed LB 753, setting up school vouchers, but opponents including OpenSky are planning to put the matter before voters. In WOWT's report, OpenSky's Rebecca Firestone notes the difference between [...]
A bill authorizing state tax credits for donations to organizations granting scholarships to students attending private schools, LB 753, threatens the sustainability of funding for public education in Nebraska. The Legislature passed [...]
A scaled-back version of an omnibus tax credit bill advanced through a second round of consideration on Tuesday. In its story, the Nebraska Examiner notes that Nebraska Crossing stands to be the [...]
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 [...]
State senators have passed a budget that outlines $10.7 billion in General Fund expenditures over the next two years. In the few days that remain – Tuesday marked Day 83 of the [...]
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 [...]
A tax package up for debate Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature would expand the state’s turnback tax law to help a possible expansion of convention space at Omaha’s CHI Health Center and [...]
A proposal from the Legislature’s Revenue Committee amended to include as many as 20 bills will be debated beginning Tuesday. The package, LB 727, proposes special taxing districts, to be known as [...]
2.6% Infants are more likely to reach age 1 in states with tax policies that raise more revenue and raise it from those most able to pay, according to research published in [...]
The Nebraska Legislature advanced proposals for a sweeping series of income and property tax cuts, despite critics’ warnings that the cuts will not be sustainable. The report includes analysis by OpenSky shared [...]