In commentary published by the Kearney Hub, J.L. Schmidt notes "red flags" surrounding many of the victories touted by Gov. Jim Pillen following the recent legislative session. The column cites concerns voiced [...]
OpenSky Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone summed up this year's Legislative session, noting that the budget surplus presented state leaders with an opportunity to make sweeping investments in the health and well-being [...]
School districts in Nebraska are now learning how much they will be getting in state aid, as well as restraints on what they can bring in from property taxes going forward. A [...]
In its story on the effort to repeal a bill that provides tax credits for donations to private school voucher programs, KMTV spoke with OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone. [...]
Support Our Schools Nebraska, a coalition of educators, nonprofits and other groups including OpenSky Policy Institute, kicked off a petition drive on Tuesday seeking to put LB 753 before voters on the [...]
Support Our Schools Nebraska, a coalition of educators, nonprofits and other groups including OpenSky Policy Institute, kicked off a petition drive on Tuesday seeking to put LB 753 before voters on the [...]
Exactly one week after Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill incentivizing donations to scholarship funds for private and faith-based schools, Nebraska public school supporters launched an effort to repeal it. Educators, [...]
A coalition led by the Nebraska State Education Association kicked off a statewide petition drive on Tuesday to overturn a law providing tax incentives for donors to scholarship funds for private and [...]
In a story on the signing of LB 243, KOLN talked to family farmers in Gage County about the property tax burden in Nebraska. The bill providing tax breaks over a series [...]
The impact of lost revenue committed to income tax cuts and property tax breaks passed this year in the Nebraska Legislature might not be felt right away, OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director [...]