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

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

Proposal would create appropriation for private school scholarships

With voters set to weigh in this November on legislation creating tax credits for donations to private school scholarships, new proposals in the Legislature seek to further divert public funds to private [...]

By |2024-02-06T11:50:57-06:00February 6th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Budget and Tax, Education, Education, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue, Voucher|Comments Off on Proposal would create appropriation for private school scholarships

Hearings to focus on summer meals for kids, sales tax changes; tax legislation movement in Washington

LB 952, a bill that would compel Nebraska to participate in a new federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program, will be discussed in today’s Health and Human Services Committee hearing. So [...]

By |2024-02-01T11:48:36-06:00February 1st, 2024|Budget and Tax, Education, Education, Health Care, Healthcare, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on Hearings to focus on summer meals for kids, sales tax changes; tax legislation movement in Washington

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: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (12/29/23)

  91,000 Thanks to a successful ballot initiative, the Economic Policy Institute estimates that 91,000 workers – 9.5% of Nebraska’s workforce – will see a wage increase when the state’s minimum wage [...]

By |2023-12-29T09:27:29-06:00December 29th, 2023|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Tax, Economic Development, Economic Development, Health Care, Healthcare, Home Featured, Nebraska, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (12/29/23)
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