Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed the 2023-2025 state budget into law, as well as issued line-item vetos on Wednesday. In a press release, the governor said that even with inflation concerns the [...]
School choice is now headed to the governor's desk. LB 753 passed on a 33 to 11 vote Wednesday. Gov. Jim Pillen has said he would sign the bill. The Opportunity Scholarships [...]
Immigrants play an important role in Nebraska's economy, and they could do even more, KLKN-TV reported on the heels of research released by the Immigration Research Initiative. In the story, OpenSky noted [...]
An omnibus tax credit bill that offers breaks for everything from biodiesel to huge waste incinerators to airport improvements to expansion of the Nebraska Crossing shopping mall marched forward Tuesday night after [...]
Immigrants contribute 8% of the state’s economic output and have potential to grow into what OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone called an “economic powerhouse” that helps fill unmet workforce [...]
A package of proposed state tax credits, including upward of 30 bills, gained initial approval Tuesday with only a few questions about whether it provided unwarranted “corporate welfare.” In its story, the [...]
A tax package up for debate Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature would expand the state’s turnback tax law to help a possible expansion of convention space at Omaha’s CHI Health Center and [...]
The Nebraska Legislature resumes on Tuesday with several bills on final reading, including the state budget, changes in state aid to schools, proposed tax cuts and more. In his weekly column, Don [...]
The Nebraska Legislature amended two tax relief measures before advancing the bills to final-round debate on Thursday. In coverage of LB 243, the property tax measure, the Nebraska Examiner noted analysis by [...]
The Nebraska Legislature advanced proposals for a sweeping series of income and property tax cuts, despite critics’ warnings that the cuts will not be sustainable. The report includes analysis by OpenSky shared [...]