On Tuesday, Gov. Jim Pillen joined lawmakers and tax groups who support his plan for more than $6 billion in income and property tax cuts over the next six years. In its [...]
At least six states have slashed income tax rates this year — and more could follow — as state leaders seek to return excess money to taxpayers and outdo their neighbors. In [...]
Nebraska tax collections have come in short of projections over a five-month period, with the cumulative shortfall topping $92 million, according to a report released Friday. In the story, OpenSky Policy Institute [...]
An income-tax reduction package moving through the Nebraska Legislature may have to be “skinnied up” after its estimated fiscal impact came in much higher than anticipated. In the story, Dr. Rebecca Firestone of OpenSky [...]
Senators voted Monday to advance a key piece of what the Pillen administration has called the largest package of tax cuts in state history. In the story, OpenSky Policy Institute expressed concern [...]
State lawmakers opened debate Friday on a package of bills that proposes to deliver millions of dollars in additional tax credits to blunt the sting of Nebraska’s traditionally high property taxes. The [...]
Nebraska lawmakers advanced a key piece of Gov. Jim Pillen's tax $3.3 billion tax relief package past first-round debate Thursday on a 41-0 vote. LB 754, as amended, would reduce the two individual [...]
Advocates for a $3 billion package of state income tax cuts pushed back Wednesday against criticism that the proposal only helps the wealthiest Nebraskans. State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn, the [...]
Job opportunities, not taxes, tend to be top of mind when people choose to leave or come to Nebraska, says a researcher and workforce data expert at the University of Nebraska at [...]
A week after sending a much-amended version of Gov Jim Pillen’s income tax package to floor debate, the Nebraska legislature’s Revenue has advanced an equally amended property tax relief plan. State Senator [...]