OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (10/13/23)
34% Nebraskans who recently moved to another state said housing was the primary reason. In a federal survey in 2022, 34% of those Nebraskans who moved cited housing compared to 18% [...]
Nebraska Public Media on Oct. 11: Effort to repeal Opportunity Scholarships Act qualifies for 2024 ballot
After Nebraska's Secretary of State certified petition signatures, LB 753, the bill creating private school scholarship tax credits, will be placed on the November 2024 ballot. Commenting for a story by Nebraska [...]
Symposium to explore how new Americans can spur growth
New Americans already represent 9% of the state’s labor force, but what role could those foreign-born nationals who choose to move their families here play in solving Nebaska’s workforce challenges? Time is [...]
Omaha World-Herald on Oct. 10: Repeal of new Nebraska tax credits makes it onto the 2024 ballot
Election officials verified more than 91,000 petition signatures, enough to put the question of taxpayer-funded private school scholarships on the November 2024 ballot. OpenSky Executive Director Rebecca Firestone, quoted in the Omaha [...]
Lincoln Journal Star on Oct. 10: Repeal of Nebraska’s new scholarship tax credit incentive makes it onto 2024 ballot
Nebraska's Secretary of State certified petitions to put the question of taxpayer-funded private school scholarships on the November 2024 ballot. In its story, the Lincoln Journal Star noted a survey conducted on [...]
OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (10/6/23)
2.6% Since the start of 2020, Nebraska brought in more tax revenue than it would have collected under its pre-pandemic growth rate, but the state’s growth in revenues trailed the national average. [...]
Fall Policy Symposium will dig into property valuations
Many Nebraska property owners experienced sticker shock upon seeing their assessed valuations earlier this year, but how does that relate to property taxes levied? RSVP today for OpenSky’s Fall Policy Symposium, your [...]
OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (9/29/23)
29,000 Although many public benefit programs will continue during a federal government shutdown, which could start as early as this weekend, an extended shutdown would put vital nutrition assistance at risk for [...]
Fines, fees among topics for Fall Policy Symposium
RSVP today for OpenSky’s Fall Policy Symposium, your opportunity to gather with Nebraska’s key thinkers and policy leaders to discuss major policy issues before the next legislative session. The Symposium is set for [...]
Nebraska News Service on Sept. 24: What parents need to know about Nebraska’s scholarship initiative
Once signature verification is complete, Nebraska voters in 2024 are expected to weigh in on LB 753, a measure passed by the Nebaska Legislature in 2023 to provide state tax credits for [...]