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Appropriations Committee hearing kicks off busy fiscal week in Legislature

LB 1413, the governor’s proposal to transfer $192 million currently held in cash funds to the state’s General Fund, will be the subject of an Appropriations Committee hearing today. Unlike the General [...]

By |2024-01-30T12:02:14-06:00January 30th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Home Featured, OpenSky|Comments Off on Appropriations Committee hearing kicks off busy fiscal week in Legislature

OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (1/26/24)

1 in 5 Today is National EITC Awareness Day, a chance to remind eligible workers of the Earned Income Tax Credit. The IRS has found that 1 in 5 eligible people do [...]

By |2024-01-26T13:56:06-06:00January 26th, 2024|Federal Tax & Budget, Federal Tax and Budget, Health Care, Healthcare, Home Featured, Income tax, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (1/26/24)

Bipartisan federal legislation would expand Child Tax Credit

After Congress expanded the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) in 2021, child poverty in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low of 5.2%. When the pandemic-era expansion ended, child poverty rebounded to [...]

By |2024-01-25T15:52:20-06:00January 25th, 2024|Federal Tax & Budget, Federal Tax and Budget, Home Featured, Income tax, OpenSky, Revenue|Comments Off on Bipartisan federal legislation would expand Child Tax Credit

Webinar to review how states used pandemic aid

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) passed by Congress in 2021 provided Nebraska and other states with a historic influx of federal funding to help in the response to economic and public [...]

By |2024-01-23T17:09:39-06:00January 23rd, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Economic Development, Economic Development, Health Care, Healthcare, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on Webinar to review how states used pandemic aid

OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (1/19/24)

80,000 Roughly 80,000 children in Nebraska families with low incomes would benefit from the proposed expansion of the federal Child Tax Credit. If approved, a married couple – with one parent earning [...]

By |2024-01-19T13:29:59-06:00January 19th, 2024|Budget and Tax, Education, Education, Federal Tax & Budget, Federal Tax and Budget, Home Featured, Income tax, Nebraska, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (1/19/24)

Check out ‘A Healthy Nebraska,’ Opensky’s updated Medicaid Primer 

Access to quality health care is a key element of “The Good Life” we live in Nebraska, as it keeps our state’s residents working and thriving. And for many Nebraskans, Medicaid and [...]

By |2024-01-12T10:24:42-06:00January 12th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Tax, Health Care, Healthcare, Home Featured, OpenSky|Comments Off on Check out ‘A Healthy Nebraska,’ Opensky’s updated Medicaid Primer 

VIDEO: OpenSky shares update on budget, tax issues

https://youtu.be/PnNaR7m7JYU   As we await formal proposals in the fledgling Legislative session, OpenSky shared an overview of the state’s fiscal picture with participants in a virtual briefing on Wednesday. Nebraska is [...]

By |2024-01-10T17:06:28-06:00January 10th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Budget and Tax, Home Featured, Income tax, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on VIDEO: OpenSky shares update on budget, tax issues

OpenSkyLIGHTS: Friday focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (1/5/24)

155 Nebraska lawmakers introduced 155 measures in the first two days of the legislative session. Bill introduction continues through January 17 (Day 10). Among the bills introduced on Thursday was a proposal [...]

By |2024-01-05T11:10:05-06:00January 5th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Employment Opportunities, Federal Tax & Budget, Federal Tax and Budget, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Friday focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (1/5/24)
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