Slides, other symposium documents available online

Thanks to everyone who attended Wednesday’s Fall Policy Symposium! We hope you found the event as informative and enlightening as we did. The following items from the symposium are now available for download or viewing:

Slides from OpenSky’s update on the tax debate and discussion of state demographic trends, Victoria Mayer’s presentation on ballot initiatives taking place across the country and Jeremy Robbins’ discussion of immigration and Nebraska’s workforce.
A full New American Economy report on immigration and Nebraska’s workforce.
Results from 2015 and 2017 Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce surveys of young professionals that showed many African American young professionals do not find Omaha to be a welcoming city and recommendations the Chamber has developed to help address this issue.
A CNN story on Oklahoma’s teacher strikes, which was shown ahead of the discussion about teacher strikes that have taken place across the country.
The 2017 State of Nebraska Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which Legislative Fiscal Analyst Mike Calvert referenced during the panel discussion about the state budget. (Reports for prior years can be accessed here.)
Links to reports from the Legislature’s Performance Audit Committee, which include reports on Nebraska’s business incentives. The business incentive reports were referenced by Sen. Dan Watermeier during the panel on the state budget.
A list of major tax changes passed by Nebraska lawmakers between 2006 and 2015. The list was referenced by OpenSky Executive Director Renee Fry during her update on the Nebraska tax debate and during the panel discussion about Nebraska’s budget.

A larger recap of the symposium along with audio recordings of the presentations will be released soon.