OpenSky is excited to announce that Barry Thomas has joined our Racial Equity Advisory Committee! Barry is the Director of Equity and Diversity at Omaha Public Schools, a position he has held since [...]
LB 310 -- a bill before the Revenue Committee today that would reduce Nebraska’s inheritance tax -- would deprive counties of one of their few revenue sources. This would force many Nebraska [...]
In this short video, OpenSky Executive Director Renee Fry discusses the property tax-revenue cap proposed in LR 22CA and LB 408. In the video, Renee addresses some common misunderstandings about the measures -- including the [...]
OpenSky Policy Institute will provide an update on Nebraska’s tax and budget debate on Monday, Feb. 22 at a virtual policy forum sponsored by the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands. The forum [...]
The governor’s budget proposal, which will be the focus of a Friday Appropriations Committee hearing, uses a transfer of money into the cash reserve to trigger an increase in the LB 1107 [...]
LB 422 -- a measure that will be the focus of a Wednesday Revenue Committee hearing -- would help modernize Nebraska’s sales tax by expanding the tax to more services and lower the [...]
The Revenue Committee will hold hearings on several tax credits this week that, if passed, would provide Nebraskans with tax breaks for a wide range of reasons. They also would deplete the [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — Nebraska is currently one of the few states that do not give any financial benefit to those that support private schools. Read the full article online.
Camdyn Kavan (pictured) has joined the OpenSky team as our new Policy and Outreach Coordinator. In his role, Camdyn will help build and strengthen relationships with policymakers as well as individuals and organizations [...]
LINCOLN -- The following is a statement by OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Renee Fry about the tax ideas discussed by the governor in his State of the State address on Thursday: [...]