OpenSky “Quick Facts” touch on perennial issues
Fiscal policy proposals and issues that face the Legislature regularly are the focus of OpenSky’s Quick Fact series. These documents take a close look at these issues in an effort to educate [...]
Community conversations highlight state challenges and opportunities
A fall tradition for the OpenSky team is to hit the road and visit communities outside of the Lincoln and Omaha metro areas. In recent weeks, our travels took us to Hastings, [...]
Videos explore OpenSky’s past, present and future
Thanks to the generous support of many Nebraskans, OpenSky became an essential voice in our state’s policy discussions since our inception in 2011. The videos linked below help tell OpenSky's story and [...]
Register today for Dec. 13 OpenSky-NAM budget briefing
Registration is now open for an upcoming virtual briefing about the state budget. The briefing -- which will be hosted by OpenSky and the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands -- will be held at noon on [...]
Omaha World-Herald on Nov. 18 — Nebraska lawmakers may have excess $1 billion to use in upcoming budget
Legislative Fiscal Analyst Keisha Patent said Nebraska experienced an “extraordinary” two years of revenue growth. In October, the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board increased overall revenue projections for the next two fiscal years by [...]
Report: State Child Tax Credit could be powerful support for working families and communities
New data analysis from the Columbia University Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP) and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) indicates that a state Child Tax Credit in Nebraska could contribute to [...]
OpenSky and partners urge federal lawmakers to prioritize CTC, EITC expansion
OpenSky Policy Institute, along with partners, called Monday for the U.S. Sens. Ben Sasse and Deb Fischer to consider prioritizing expansion of the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit [...]
Tax incentives, Medicaid, TANF the focus of legislative hearings today
Department of Revenue officials will present at a joint hearing of the Legislature’s Appropriations and Revenue committees this morning to discuss reports on the state’s business incentive programs and tax expenditures. The [...]
OpenSky statement on the latest forecasting board projections
LINCOLN -- Below is a statement from OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone regarding the state revenue projections made Friday by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board. “We have talked [...]
Rasna Sethi joins OpenSky’s team as a Policy Analyst
OpenSky is excited to announce that Rasna Sethi has joined our team as a Policy Analyst. In her role, Rasna will oversee OpenSky’s health care and safety net research and analysis. Rasna [...]