One final 2021 Giving Month thank you!
Now that all the 2021 Giving Month donations are in, we can officially thank the many amazing supporters who made our campaigns such a great success! During Giving Month, our generous donors [...]
OpenSky seeks Policy and Outreach Intern
OpenSky Policy Institute seeks to hire a Policy and Outreach Intern for the 2021 fall semester. The successful candidate’s primary responsibilities will be to assist the Policy and Outreach Coordinator in carrying [...]
LR 14 rules suspension, SNAP bill veto override on today’s agenda
Among the items on today’s legislative agenda are motions to suspend the rules to revisit LR 14 and to override the governor’s veto of LB 108. LR 14, which was indefinitely postponed earlier this session after failing [...]
LR 14 rules suspension motion on Friday’s legislative agenda
he Nebraska Legislature on Friday will consider a motion to suspend the rules to revisit LR 14, which was indefinitely postponed earlier this session after failing to receive enough votes to be pulled [...]
LB 298 would strengthen Nebraska’s unemployment system
LB 298, a bill on the Legislature's agenda today, would extend Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TSP) and asylum seekers. This common-sense [...]
LB 64: A costly measure that is unlikely to impact retiree migration
LB 64, a bill slated for second-round debate on today’s legislative agenda, is a costly measure that would give wealthy retirees a sizable tax break under the premise of keeping them from fleeing [...]
OpenSky’s Renee Fry: LB 432’s corporate tax cuts don’t rise to the level of other priorities
In an opinion piece in the Omaha World-Herald, OpenSky Executive Director Renee Fry writes that supporting Nebraskans who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic is a higher priority for the [...]
Bills to address overreliance on property taxes on Tuesday’s agenda
Two measures on the Legislature’s Tuesday agenda -- LB 132 and LB 454 -- seek to address Nebraska’s historical overreliance on property taxes to fund K-12 education. LB 132: A commonsense approach to addressing property-tax reliance As we [...]
School finance review commission bill on today’s agenda, forecasting board to meet at 1 p.m.
A measure on today’s Legislative agenda, LB 132, would create the School Finance Review Commission. LB 132 presents a common-sense solution to Nebraska’s high reliance on property taxes. The issues contributing to our high [...]
LB 364 gives scholarship tax credit donations preference over other charitable gifts
Under LB 364, a bill before lawmakers today to create a tax credit for donations to private school scholarship programs, those who give to scholarship granting organizations would get a 14.5 times greater [...]