The team at OpenSky Policy Institute analyzes data to help lawmakers and citizens in adopting sound policy, because everyone deserves a chance at the Good Life.
Years of Excellence
$2 billion Idaho schools will receive the second installment of payments this month designed to fix school buildings in serious disrepair after the state voted to authorize $2 billion in funds for such projects in March. The vote came after a scathing ProPublica report about how decades of neglect made schools unsafe and far from […]
It’s been an incredibly busy year at OpenSky, navigating the regular legislative session, saying goodbye to legislators who will not be returning in January, navigating the heat (both literal and figurative!) in a July special session, helping to defeat one of the largest tax shifts in Nebraska history, linking arms with partners to support continued […]
100,000 Prior to an injunction earlier this week, Health and Human Services officials expected 100,000 beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to become eligible to purchase a marketplace plan created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). DACA, passed in 2012 and subsequently reauthorized, allowed individuals who were brought to the United […]
75% Nebraska voters sent a clear message in last month’s election on paid sick leave, approving ballot measure 436 by a staggering 50-point margin, with nearly 75% of Nebraskans voting to pass the measure. Similar successful initiatives in Alaska and Missouri could signal support for nationwide policies regarding paid sick leave, even in traditionally conservative […]
$432 million On Wednesday, Nebraska’s Tax Rate Review Committee projected a $432 million budget shortfall for the upcoming FY26-FY27 biennium, nearly $490 million below what was expected after the conclusion of the 2024 special session in August. The Legislature will set the budget for the upcoming biennium in 2025. The Committee’s report cites three main […]
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