Nebraska Examiner on March 4: Pillen plan to shift taxes onto sales tax and off property tax gets some support

Judging from a handful of people who attended a town hall meeting Monday, Gov. Jim Pillen might have some popular support for raising sales taxes to lower property taxes. “Things are way [...]

By |2024-05-02T15:23:40-05:00March 4th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Nebraska Examiner on March 4: Pillen plan to shift taxes onto sales tax and off property tax gets some support

Lincoln Journal Star on Feb. 29: Editorial, 2/29: Child tax credit would fulfill state’s promise

Jim Pillen, in his time as Nebraska's governor, has insisted that the state is committed to its children. It's a refrain Pillen invoked last legislative session, for example, when pitching transformational reform [...]

By |2024-05-02T15:44:15-05:00February 29th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Lincoln Journal Star on Feb. 29: Editorial, 2/29: Child tax credit would fulfill state’s promise

Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 29: Nebraska Secretary of State allows private school scholarship referendum to go forward

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen denied a request Thursday to remove a voter referendum that seeks to repeal a new set of tax credits for donations to private and parochial school [...]

By |2024-05-02T15:42:50-05:00February 29th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 29: Nebraska Secretary of State allows private school scholarship referendum to go forward

Lincoln Journal Star on Feb. 29: Nebraska official clears path for private school ballot vote; senator says court may decide

A referendum seeking to repeal a Nebraska law granting tax credits to individuals who donate to private school scholarship funds will appear on the November general election ballot. Secretary of State Bob [...]

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Nebraska Examiner on Feb. 26: Linehan letter targets private Nebraska foundations backing public schools in school choice fight

The author of Nebraska’s tax credit program for donors funding scholarships to private K-12 schools says two of the state’s top donor families are improperly using tax-advantaged charities to fight the law. [...]

By |2024-05-02T15:47:30-05:00February 26th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Nebraska Examiner on Feb. 26: Linehan letter targets private Nebraska foundations backing public schools in school choice fight

Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 25: Petition to upend Nebraska’s tax system ‘slowed down’ as opponents gain strength

Progress on a petition drive aimed at upending Nebraska’s tax system has slowed as the initiatives’ opponents have increased their strength. The EPIC Option drive has suspended its contract with a Florida [...]

By |2024-05-02T15:48:45-05:00February 25th, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 25: Petition to upend Nebraska’s tax system ‘slowed down’ as opponents gain strength

Nebraska Examiner on Feb. 22: Legislative committee advances new Opportunity Scholarship bill

State lawmakers have teed up another contentious debate over providing public funds for private, K-12 schooling. On Thursday, in a 6-3 vote, members of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee advanced to floor debate [...]

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Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 21: Child tax credits pitched as anti-poverty tool for Nebraska children

Nebraska could pull thousands of young children out of poverty by providing their families with a state child tax credit, a legislative panel was told Wednesday. But members of the Revenue Committee [...]

By |2024-05-02T15:52:20-05:00February 21st, 2024|OpenSky in the Media|Comments Off on Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 21: Child tax credits pitched as anti-poverty tool for Nebraska children
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