OpenSky statement on the latest forecasting board projections
For immediate release – April 26, 2017
LINCOLN — The following is a statement from OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Renee Fry regarding the projections made Wednesday by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board:
“Today’s forecast underscores how irresponsible it is to be discussing further revenue reductions in the face of a growing budget shortfall that has already forced cuts to higher education, health and human services and other services that Nebraskans need. Rather than making additional cuts to these critical services, we hope lawmakers will look at freezing or reversing special tax breaks that are reducing revenue by hundreds of millions of dollars each year.”
Contact Chuck Brown at 402-610-1522 or cbrown@openskypolicy.org for more information.