Sen. John Stinner of Gering, chairman of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee, pointed Wednesday to water resource and tourism development, workforce initiatives and rural broadband development as potential beneficiaries of federal pandemic recovery [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. — Last Friday the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board unveiled its latest projection for upcoming state revenue and the numbers are looking very good for Nebraska. Read the full article online.
OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Renee Fry urged lawmakers to proceed with caution. She said federal money provided through various pandemic relief measures has had a significant effect on the state’s economy. [...]
NORFOLK - Taxes will likely be a topic of discussion in the upcoming Nebraska Legislative session and OpenSky Policy Institute, a think tank that examines state fiscal issues, was in Norfolk to [...]
Tax reform has been a lingering question in the state of Nebraska going back several decades and there have been a myriad of proposed ways to do it. The Open Sky Policy [...]
Lincoln, Neb. — Nebraska lawmakers hope to gather ideas, and momentum on reforming the state’s tax structure in the upcoming legislative session that begins in January. The Legislature’s Revenue Committee held an [...]
Two proposed cures to Nebraska’s tax problems risk outcomes rural Nebraskans might not like, staffers of a Lincoln public policy research group said Wednesday in North Platte. Read the full article online.
Nebraska’s economy could be headed for a winter chill, according to a new study. Read the full article online.
LINCOLN, Neb. — It's a blueprint that could shape Nebraska's tax policy for years, Blueprint Nebraska has unveiled their latest plan to modernize Nebraska's tax system, but some organizations and lawmakers feel their report doesn't [...]
A statewide economic-development initiative, launched by Nebraska business and higher education leaders, is calling for cuts in state individual income taxes and corporate income taxes among several steps to help boost the state’s [...]