Omaha World-Herald on Dec. 12: Renee Fry: Meet budget challenges responsibly It’s troubling that some want to address Nebraska’s budget shortfall strictly through budget cuts. Or that some suggest that a Taxpayer [...]
York News Times on Dec. 6: State K-12 funding formula not working for rural or urban Nebraskans Renee Fry, Executive Director, OpenSky Policy Institute: In early November, we presented at a tax [...]
Lincoln Journal Star on July 30: Local View: It’s time to talk about real economic development in Nebraska Economic development has a new brand in Nebraska – “Good Life. Great Opportunity.” With [...]
Lincoln Journal Star on June 19: Property tax should be the target The Nebraska Legislature and Gov. Pete Ricketts managed to enact a modest reduction in property taxes in the session completed [...]
Lincoln Journal Star on April 21: Local View: Budget restraint is essential, so is proper public investment With the legislative session now complete, the state’s political discussion is turning toward the upcoming [...]
Lincoln Journal Star on February 16: Local View: A dangerous proposition The need to use great care with taxpayer dollars is inherent at all levels of government. Our collective experience as former [...]
Omaha World Herald on February 9: Midlands Voices: School spending isn’t the problem In tax policy, it is important to target solutions to the root cause of issues to prevent creating unintended [...]
Lincoln Journal Star on January 30: Ag land valuation cap not the solution This op-ed appeared in multiple sources. Agricultural land owners in Nebraska have seen spikes in agricultural land values, causing [...]
Grand Island Independent on December 8: Unexpected shortfall, state study validate lawmakers’ fiscal prudence Two separate but related developments underscore the importance of resisting calls for income tax cuts in Nebraska and [...]
Lincoln Journal Star on September 12: Local View: Low budget growth puts pressure on property taxes Some suggest that if budget growth can be kept near the unusually low levels achieved in [...]