OpenSky Policy Institute joined a coalition of Nebraska groups urging Congress to support a full repeal of the lifetime ban on individuals with past felony drug convictions from receiving SNAP benefits. In [...]
Ten Nebraska organizations sent a letter to Senator Deb Fischer, Senator Pete Ricketts and Representative Don Bacon, asking for their support in repealing the ban on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) access [...]
Several organizations, including OpenSky Policy Institute, have been invited to provide feedback from the public on areas of concern in effectively engaging in the legislative process. The feedback is part of LR [...]
Last week, Nebraska's governor urged Nebraska school superintendents to direct 97% of what they receive in additional state aid to property tax relief. In its story noting the unusual nature of the [...]
Supporters of strong public schools in Nebraska turned in 117,000 petition signatures on Wednesday in an effort to give voters the final say on LB 753, the measure creating private school scholarship tax [...]
Supporters of strong public schools in Nebraska turned in 117,000 petition signatures on Wednesday in an effort to give voters the final say on LB 753, the measure creating private school scholarship [...]
Supporters of strong public schools in Nebraska turned in 117,000 petition signatures on Wednesday in an effort to give voters the final say on LB 753, the measure creating private school scholarship tax [...]
Nebraskans are paying to send their public servants to the U.S. border with Mexico for the second time in two months. This time, the state is using federal COVID-19 recovery funds, money [...]
Spending to rescind a new school choice law in Nebraska, along with expenditures to retain it, have topped $2 million, according to the most recent state campaign spending reports. The bulk of [...]
A poll by Lincoln-based OpenSky Policy Institute says 55% of Nebraskans oppose the Opportunity Scholarship Act recently passed by the Unicameral. This law gives taxpayer money to private schools (in Nebraska this [...]