Replacement of Nebraska's property, sales and income taxes with a single-rate consumption tax would be so alluring that "we'll have to build a wall around our state," Sen. Steve Erdman of Bayard [...]
Nebraska's proposed new business expansion tax incentives plan has been revised to add benefits targeted specifically for rural manufacturing and for job retention in the state following business acquisitions. ... In testimony [...]
LINCOLN — Stung by the potential loss of jobs via corporate takeovers of big-time employers like First Data and TD Ameritrade, Nebraska’s business leaders are striking back. ... The idea, included in [...]
A Nebraska think tank is warning senators of the possible negative fiscal effects of passing a property tax relief plan being crafted by the Legislature’s Revenue Committee. Read the full article online.
LINCOLN — Nebraska Medicaid would save nearly $360 million over five years under a controversial plan submitted for federal approval. The plan would create a two-tier benefits system for expanding Medicaid to some 94,000 [...]
OpenSky's Renee Fry participates in an NET panel discussion about state business tax incentives. Watch the discussion here.
When the Legislature reconvenes next month, one of the biggest issues facing lawmakers will be taxes. And one of the biggest tax issues involves tax breaks for companies that invest or create [...]
The latest tax revenue projection for the state of Nebraska was definitely good news. The forecast raised the revenue by $161 million for the current fiscal year and $101 million for the [...]
Oklahomans will learn in the coming weeks whether Medicaid expansion supporters collected enough valid signatures to put the hotly debated question on the 2020 ballot. But the proposal, which could provide subsided [...]
... Tiffany Milone, policy director for the Nebraska-based nonprofit OpenSky Policy Institute, said legislators’ decision to pursue an alternative to traditional Medicaid expansion has led to resistance and uncertainty. “It hasn’t been [...]