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88 According to analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), 88 of the nation’s largest and most profitable corporations paid zero federal corporate income taxes for 2025. Collectively, the organizations across a variety of industries made more than $105 billion in taxable income last year. Had they
Today is the deadline for filing federal and state income taxes. At OpenSky Policy Institute, we have spent 15 years studying the impact of tax and budget policy decisions on Nebraska families. As United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. famously stated, “Taxes are the price we pay
-9.14% According to analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, from December 2024 to December 2025, the number of Nebraskans receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) declined by 9.14%, largely credited to changes in eligibility implemented by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed
$10.76 billion The Legislature sent mid-biennium General Fund budget adjustments to Governor Jim Pillen’s desk for signature this week, with a total of $10.76 billion in spending for the biennium, representing a reduction of $243 million over the biennium, or less than one percent over the previous budget. If all
34 LB 1071, the mainline budget bill advanced to final reading this week with 34 legislators voting in support. The advancement comes after considerable debate and multiple failed cloture motions. As OpenSky reported last week, the impasse in the Legislature largely centered around a $3.65 million appropriation included in the
$140 million The Legislature rejected an amendment on Select File yesterday that would have narrowed a $140 million shortfall down to about $37 million, after failing to get the 33 votes needed for cloture. AM 2748 to LB 1071 would have cut an additional $4.5 million in FY 2026 and
$3.5 Million Facing a sizeable budget gap, the Nebraska Legislature voted to retain a $3.5 million appropriation to the Department of Labor for private school scholarships this week on a 23-17 vote, with 9 legislators present, but declining to vote. AM 2500, introduced by Senator Tom Brandt, would have removed
$130 million Amid several maneuvers used by the Appropriations Committee to send a balanced budget to the legislative floor for debate next week was a $130 million transfer from the state’s cash reserve. This will be in addition to the $152 million transfer from the reserve approved in 2025, set
$37 million In the January tax receipts report last week, Nebraska showed a net growth of 6.5% over the forecast put forward by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board (NEFAB) in October. This equates to just under $37 million in additional revenue. Fiscal year-to-date receipts are nearly on par with
$218 million As OpenSky Policy Institute previously reported, Nebraska was awarded $218 million from the federal government in the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program, established as part of H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Nebraska’s application outlined seven different areas of focus for
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Today is the deadline for filing federal and state income taxes. At OpenSky Policy Institute, we have spent 15 years studying the impact of tax and budget policy decisions on Nebraska families. As United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. famously stated, “Taxes are the price we pay
