OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (11/15/24)
$1.1 billion Iowa legislators will navigate a $1.1 billion budget shortage when they convene in January, largely driven by an aggressive income tax cut and a school voucher program that has eclipsed initial budget estimates. The 3.8% flat tax stands [...]
OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (11/1/24)
$7.69 billion Economists estimate that Nebraska’s 2024 farm income will reach $7.69 billion, which would reflect a 17% year-over-year decrease, but rank as the third highest on record, according to the Center for Agricultural Profitability at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [...]
OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (10/25/24)
$3.2 Billion A recent study released by the Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access at the University of California, Los Angeles, estimates that the cost of tumultuous engagement with the country’s K-12 public schools reached $3.2 billion in the 2023-2024 [...]
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