We are thrilled to announce that Nyomi Troy Thompson has joined the OpenSky team as a health policy analyst! Nyomi will focus on food security and other health-related policies. Nyomi, pictured here, [...]
After its transformation from a mostly white, middle class town in the 1980s to a community with as much diversity as Los Angeles, the Lexington community has strongly embraced its diversity, said [...]
In our ongoing webinar series, OpenSky is exploring the intersection of public policy and racial and ethnic equity in Nebraska. The third webinar, which is set for tomorrow at 10 a.m., will focus [...]
Below we answer audience questions that we were unable to address during last Wednesday’s second installment of our Policy and Webinar Series. The webinar focused on historical policies in relation to taxes, housing, [...]
In a report released Oct. 13, the D.C.-based Tax Foundation recommended changes to Nebraska’s tax code that would fund tax cuts for the wealthy through a tax increase on low- and middle-income families. Such [...]
For immediate release -- Oct. 13, 2020 LINCOLN -- The following is a statement from OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Renee Fry regarding the potential Nebraska tax changes discussed in a report [...]
In our ongoing webinar series, OpenSky is exploring the intersection of public policy and racial and ethnic equity in Nebraska. The second webinar, which is set for Wednesday at 10 a.m., will focus [...]
During Wednesday’s first installment of OpenSky’s Policy and Equity Webinar Series, Dr. Cheryl Logan, Superintendent of Omaha Public Schools, recounted addressing the principals in her district and telling them that as a person [...]
In a webinar series launching Wednesday, OpenSky will explore racial and ethnic equity in Nebraska, as manifested in key policy areas like education, housing, health care and corrections. The first webinar, which [...]
Nebraska’s current racial and ethnic equity picture in the key policy areas of K-12 education, health care, housing and corrections will be the focus of the first installment of our Policy and [...]