Anger about rising property taxes was met with arguments about local government needs in a public hearing Wednesday about proposed tax limits. Read the full article online.
LINCOLN — Representatives of local governments slammed on Wednesday proposals to put a new lid on spending of much-hated property taxes, saying the measures could backfire, harming local education and other services. [...]
LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts’ plan to limit property tax collections appears headed for turbulence, based on initial reactions from lawmakers and others Thursday. But the governor won plaudits for proposals to [...]
They’re back. The 107th Legislature First Session – that’s the long 90-day session in which a budget must be drafted and ideas (some new, some warmed-over) presented to the nation’s only nonpartisan [...]
NEBRASKA - Nebraska once again has the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, but the state's labor force is still well under what it was before the pandemic. Data released last Friday [...]
Nebraska's revenue forecasting board has raised estimates on what the state can expect in sales, income and miscellaneous taxes in the current and next two fiscal years. The three-year total predicted by [...]
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s new property tax relief program could start growing right away if future state tax revenue matches projections issued Thursday. The state’s revenue forecasting board increased its projections enough to [...]
LEXINGTON — Lexington Public Schools Superintendent John Hakonson was a featured speaker during a webinar about addressing racial and ethnic equity to help grow the state. It was hosted by Open Sky [...]
LINCOLN — Nebraska got federal approval Tuesday to implement a two-tiered system of benefits for most Medicaid expansion patients. The announcement means that low-income, working age adults will have to meet special [...]
... The premise that such tax shifting would lead to growth for the state was immediately questioned by Open Sky Policy Institute, a budget and policy center based in Lincoln. Open Sky [...]