The ideal way to design a state school funding system is to set educational goals first and then set up a revenue system that fairly funds what is needed to meet those [...]
OpenSky 2022 Fall Policy Symposium Schedule -- Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 -- Nebraska Innovation Campus, Lincoln 8:30 a.m. – Welcome and introductions with OpenSky Board Secretary Eric Reznicek, OpenSky Executive Director Dr. [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare a wide variety of concerns and challenges in nearly every area of public policy. However, it has also led to innovations and new solutions built in [...]
RSVP today for OpenSky’s Policy Institute’s 2022 Fall Policy Symposium. Join us to network with Nebraska's key thinkers and policy leaders and gain insight into major policy issues before the next legislative [...]
OpenSky is excited to announce that Dr. Lissette Aliaga-Linares, Dr. Jamar Dorsey, Sr. of Omaha and Tammy Day of Norfolk have joined our Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to add these [...]
We’re excited to share that Joey Adler Ruane – an experienced legislative and policy advocate – will join the OpenSky team as our new policy director on August 1. In this role, [...]
Since our inception, OpenSky has held numerous policy symposiums that helped connect thought leaders, issue-area experts, community members and others to Nebraska legislators, media members, policy advocates and everyday Nebraskans in an [...]
OpenSky seeks a policy analyst to conduct research relevant to our public policy agenda to improve opportunities for all Nebraskans, with a focus on health and social policy. In this position, you [...]
Dear Friend, I’m thrilled to share with you that OpenSky has surpassed our goal of raising $100,000 for the Renee Fry Legacy Fund, thanks to the generosity of our amazing community of [...]
Dear Friend, In 2013, Nebraska lawmakers faced a push to eliminate state income taxes and offset the revenue losses with a massive sales tax expansion. OpenSky was a key voice of opposition [...]