Omaha World-Herald on Oct. 29: Nebraska lawmakers facing nearly $1 billion budget shortfall next year Hopes for tax cuts from the Nebraska Legislature got nearly $1 billion harder on Friday. That’s the [...]
OpenSky's Renee Fry notes that the latest forecast highlights the need for a real discussion about economic prosperity and opportunities.
The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board will meet Friday to forecast state revenue collections. OpenSky will provide updates from the forecasting board meeting on our Twitter page.
OpenSky's Renee Fry says, “The growing budget shortfall raises a red flag that perhaps we have gone too far with tax cuts in recent years. The continued downturn in revenue threatens investments in schools and other vital services and makes it more difficult to address pressing issues like corrections and property taxes.”
Omaha World-Herald on Oct. 15: Nebraska tax revenues down in September; Ricketts unlikely to call special session A special budget-cutting session of the Legislature isn’t likely following the release of a new [...]
Associated Press on Oct. 14: Governor freezes hiring, some travel in wake of shortfall Gov. Pete Ricketts declared a hiring freeze and a moratorium on most travel in the wake of a [...]
Lincoln Journal Star on Oct. 14: Ricketts orders hiring freeze and travel ban to slow spending A report from the Nebraska Department of Revenue that showed net September tax collections fell about [...]
Economic development and getting the “biggest bang” for public dollars were major themes at our Fall Policy Symposium, which was held in Lincoln on Sept. 1 and attended by more than 190 people.
Carleton College’s The Voice article in Summer 2016: Fine Fellows Working closely with Jack Becker ’86, executive director and CEO of the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha residents Wally Weitz ’70 and Barbara [...]
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