At OpenSky, we prioritize data and evidence to ensure our work is a credible, unbiased and reliable resource for policymakers, media and all Nebraskans.
Our primers aim to provide an overview of the issues important to creating fair and just outcomes for everyone.
“A Healthy Nebraska,” updated in 2023, provides an overview of Medicaid and CHIP funding in Nebraska.
“Taking Ownership,” released in 2023, explores the history of property taxes in Nebraska with information on the valuation process, how revenues are distributed and efforts the state has made to lower property taxes.
“Investing In Our Future,” updated in 2025, explores how Nebraska has paid for K-12 education in the past, how it does so now and discusses the perceived inequities of our current system.
“Sustaining the Good Life,” updated in 2025, examines the use and funding of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in our state.
Keep tabs on policy changes under consideration as the Nebraska Legislature meets each year.
Using census data, OpenSky produced fact sheets showing the diversity among Nebraska’s 49 legislative districts.
OpenSky compiled profiles of Nebraska’s public school districts to help taxpayers to better understand education funding.
Learn about proposal to replace most state and local taxes with a single tax on consumption.
Learn about proposals for taxpayer-funded scholarship programs that threaten funding for public schools.
$1.2 billion The Nebraska Legislature will need to close a larger projected shortfall for the next budget biennium when they return in January after the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board met last Friday to revise state revenue forecasts. The projected shortfall now approaches $1.2 billion, up from $847 million in July. Current fiscal year projections […]
29,000 According to analysis by health policy think tank KFF, 29,000 fewer Nebraskans are insured through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces than in 2025. The state-run marketplaces are designed to fill the gaps for those who do not have access to employer-sponsored health insurance plans, but do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid. The decline […]
29,000 According to analysis by health policy think tank KFF, 29,000 fewer Nebraskans are insured through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces than in 2025. The state-run marketplaces are designed to fill the gaps for those who do not have access to employer-sponsored health insurance plans, but do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid. The decline […]
$26 billion Draft regulations have been released on the federal school tax credit program created by H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which is projected to cost $26 billion per year, significantly outpacing programs like Title 1 and federal school lunch programs designed to support low-income students. As OpenSky Policy […]
$218 million The first disbursement of funds from the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA, also known as H.R. 1), has reached Nebraska, part of the first year grant totaling $218 million. The funds are a portion of a $50 billion program that will be distributed […]
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Resources At OpenSky, we prioritize data and evidence to ensure our work is a credible, unbiased and reliable resource for policymakers, media and all Nebraskans. Primers Our primers aim to provide an overview of the issues important to creating fair and just outcomes for everyone. Medicaid “A Healthy Nebraska,” updated
