LINCOLN – People lined up at the State Capitol Tuesday to support proposals by Gov. Pete Ricketts to spend the state’s allocation of $1.04 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. [...]
Craig Beck, senior fiscal analyst with the OpenSky Policy Institute, told The Center Square that the state's surplus has been caused by the significant amount of federal aid Nebraska has received during the [...]
It is seems highly improbable, given the nation’s extreme polarization and the supermajority of states required to approve a constitutional amendment, that the United States will amend our Constitution any time in [...]
The Legislature's Revenue Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to speed up full exemption of Social Security income from the state income tax by 2025 on a 5-0 vote. And not far [...]
* OpenSky Policy Institute executive director Rebecca Firestone says the tax cuts discussed by the governor are "heavily skewed toward the wealthy" and would leave the state vulnerable to budget cuts for [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts proposed an income tax cut on Thursday for corporations and nearly 419,000 residents whose incomes rise into the state’s top bracket. Read the full [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska lawmakers who have spent the last eight years working on tax relief say maybe they haven't given themselves enough credit. Read the full article online.
Despite statements made by proponents, there is no way to limit what changes could be made to the U.S. Constitution if an Article V Convention takes place, a Georgetown law professor said [...]
... The OpenSky Policy Institute urges extreme caution. The non-partisan groups executive director Rebecca Firestone said Nebraska's economy is currently being bolstered by the influx of federal dollars. "These measures could force [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and a key legislative leader pledged Thursday to cut taxes with the $412 million in excess revenue the state has collected over the last [...]