The governor’s proposed education finance plan to be debated next week commits significant state resources to Nebraska’s public schools. But when combined with proposed revenue caps included in a package of property [...]
Proposed property tax breaks designed to match the dollars that the state would commit in income tax cuts could restrict what’s available to fund programs that all Nebraskans rely on. The framework [...]
Provisions of the income tax package under consideration in the Nebraska Legislature predominantly benefit high-income taxpayers. With debate on LB 754 set to begin on Wednesday, we looked at how model taxpayers [...]
Last year, the Nebraska Legislature passed the largest tax cut package in state history, committing $3.4 billion in state revenue over six years. This week, as the Legislature begins debate on a [...]
Income tax cuts set to be debated soon in the Nebraska Legislature would benefit the wealthiest Nebraskans and send more money to out-of-staters than our own middle- and lower-wage earners. When fully [...]
Committee hearings on bills introduced in the current session were set to wrap up Friday afternoon as the Nebraska Legislature prepares to move into all-day debate next week. On Tuesday, the Education [...]
The question of who is wealthy and who is not is a frequent one in the Nebraska Legislature and has the potential to affect any number of state policies. Is someone with [...]
LB 589 – which would cap the amount by which public school district revenues could grow – will be the subject of a Revenue Committee hearing today. The measure would limit school district [...]
Several bills included as part of a major tax package will be heard next week in the Revenue Committee. The measures would combine to make dramatic changes to our revenue system that [...]
For immediate release – Jan. 25, 2023 LINCOLN -- Below is a statement from OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Firestone regarding the budget proposal discussed during the State of the [...]