Taxes

A core function of OpenSky Policy Institute is to provide reliable data, information, and solutions regarding revenue proposals and existing policies in an effort to put the state on a sustainable long-term growth path that balances the needs of its citizens with the capacity of the revenue structure.


OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (3/15/24)

22% New analysis by The Tax Foundation largely mirrors analysis by OpenSky that the ballot initiative to eliminate income, property and inheritance taxes in Nebraska would require a statewide consumption tax rate [...]

By |2024-03-15T13:24:20-05:00March 15th, 2024|Ballot Measures, Ballot Measures, Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (3/15/24)

OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (3/8/24)

244 We all know that school funding in Nebraska can be complex. With the Legislature committing additional funding to K-12 education in 2023 while implementing a new cap on school district revenues, [...]

By |2024-03-07T16:43:15-06:00March 8th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Education, Education, Federal Tax & Budget, Home Featured, Income tax, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (3/8/24)

VIDEO: Panelists discuss navigating revenue caps

https://youtu.be/3O_Ijc6GHcg The Legislature continues to weigh proposals as part of the Governor’s plan to reduce property taxes collected by political subdivisions. A key component of this proposal may be some form [...]

By |2024-03-06T17:23:30-06:00March 6th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Education, Education, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on VIDEO: Panelists discuss navigating revenue caps

OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (3/1/24)

  A Nebraska scores an “A” on 42 factors that measure democratic governance for public schools, including the freedom to teach and learn, financial support for public education, homeschooling and privatization. The [...]

By |2024-03-01T09:59:48-06:00March 1st, 2024|Ballot Measures, Ballot Measures, Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Education, Education, Home Featured, Income tax, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue, Voucher|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (3/1/24)

Register for revenue caps webinar

As the Legislature’s Revenue Committee weighs proposals as part of the Governor’s plan to reduce property taxes collected by political subdivisions, join OpenSky for our next legislative webinar on Wednesday, March 6. [...]

By |2024-02-28T15:48:18-06:00February 27th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Budget and Tax, Education, Education, Home Featured, Income tax, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on Register for revenue caps webinar

OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (2/23/24)

117,000 With voters set to decide on LB 753 at the ballot box in November, the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee advanced another bill (LB 1402) that would direct state funds to pay for [...]

By |2024-02-23T11:03:14-06:00February 23rd, 2024|Ballot Measures, Ballot Measures, Economic Development, Economic Development, Education, Education, Home Featured, Income tax, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue, Voucher|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (2/23/24)

Nebraskans overwhelmingly support CTC expansion

When the U.S. Senate is back in session next week, senators are expected to consider a bipartisan tax bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would expand the federal Child [...]

By |2024-02-19T18:51:54-06:00February 19th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Federal Tax & Budget, Federal Tax and Budget, Home Featured, Income tax, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on Nebraskans overwhelmingly support CTC expansion

Work requirements subject of anti-hunger committee hearing

Ensuring food security for Nebraskans continues to be a subject of policy debate this legislative session. A bill (LB 1381) that would impose work requirements as a condition for receiving benefits through [...]

By |2024-02-14T11:10:23-06:00February 14th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Health Care, Healthcare, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on Work requirements subject of anti-hunger committee hearing

VIDEO: Experts discuss sales taxes in Nebraska

https://youtu.be/753ea9Qld3g With policymakers in Nebraska considering a significant shift from property taxes to sales taxes, two tax policy experts shared insights on the concept of “ability to pay” and discussed the [...]

By |2024-02-13T16:52:28-06:00February 13th, 2024|Budget and Tax, Economic Development, Economic Development, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on VIDEO: Experts discuss sales taxes in Nebraska
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