Still time to RSVP for budget briefings!
There is still time to RSVP to attend tomorrow’s budget briefing in Lincoln as well as Monday’s briefing in Omaha. Both briefings are free and open to the public. Tomorrow’s briefing will run from 8...
View ArticleBudget advances, revenue projections increase, hearing held on K-12 finance...
The Appropriations Committee budget proposal was advanced to the second round of debate on Thursday. Prior to Thursday’s debate on the budget, Sen. Heath Mello, chairman of the Appropriations...
View ArticleBudget advances to the final round, gas tax increase vetoed, OpenSky...
The Appropriations Committee budget proposal advanced to final round debate and an increase of Nebraska’s gas tax was vetoed during the Nebraska Legislature’s fiscal debate this week. Budget advances...
View ArticleBudget signed with no vetoes and other recent fiscal news
Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed the Appropriations Committee budget with no vetoes. The budget calls for 3.1 percent funding growth — the third-lowest in the past 30 years — as well as an additional $64...
View ArticleThank you so much!
We are simply overwhelmed by the generosity shown to OpenSky yesterday during Give to Lincoln Day. Thanks to more than 50 donors, we raised more than $25,000 and surpassed all expectations we had...
View ArticleSession’s fiscal highlights include low-profile bills with big-time benefits
Regarding tax and budget developments in the recently completed Legislative Session, measures such as the new personal property tax exemption, tax exemptions for Nebraska’s zoos and Woodmen of the...
View ArticleOpenSky announces Legislative Alumni Advisory Committee
We are excited to announce the following former state legislators have agreed to join OpenSky’s Legislative Alumni Advisory Committee: Annette Dubas of Fullerton, who represented District 34 from 2007...
View ArticleOpenSky Column — Valuing agricultural land at lower rate not the answer to...
As the Legislature recently concluded the 2015 session, a measure to reduce the taxable value of agricultural land remained stalled in the Revenue Committee amid lawmaker sentiment that it is not the...
View ArticleFinal numbers and a final “Thank You” from Give to Lincoln Day
The final numbers are in and thanks to so many generous donors, we raised more than $28,731 with matching funds during Give to Lincoln Day! We are simply overwhelmed by the support we received on Give...
View ArticleHave us present to your group!
If you are a member of a service club or another group and you would like to have OpenSky present at one of your meetings, just contact our Communications Director Chuck Brown at 402-610-1522or...
View ArticleOpenSky in the Lincoln Journal Star: Nebraska is not a high- or low-tax state
OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Renee Fry wrote in the July 16 Lincoln Journal Star that Nebraska is neither a high-tax nor low-tax state, as our taxes rank about in the middle nationally....
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Tax Rate Review Committee’s budget projections closer to historic average
The budget growth projected by the Legislature’s Tax Rate Review Committee earlier this week is closer to the historic average of 5.4 percent growth than was the 3.5 percent growth achieved in the...
View ArticleDates set for meetings on tax incentives, K-12 finance, roads funding
Several dates have been set by the Legislature to focus on key fiscal policy issues. The Revenue and Appropriations Committees will hold a joint meeting on the 2014 Nebraska Tax Incentives Annual...
View ArticleOpenSky on the road!
We’ll be talking tax, budget and school finance policy in several Nebraska cities next week as we present at the following events: Sunday, Aug. 23 6 p.m. MDT - Meeting with the Chadron Legislative...
View ArticleHearing Thursday on Nebraska’s business subsidy programs
Department of Revenue officials will present at a joint hearing of the Legislature’s Appropriations and Revenue committees Thursday to give a report on the state’s business subsidy programs. The annual...
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OpenSky welcomes new fellow Micaela LaRose
Micaela LaRose OpenSky is happy to announce that Micaela LaRose has joined our team as a Weitz Fellow. Micaela is a recent graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. Prior to her graduation,...
View ArticleOpenSky Column – Keeping budget growth low not the solution some claim it is
by Renee Fry, OpenSky Policy Institute Executive Director Some suggest that if budget growth can be kept near the unusually low levels achieved in the current state budget, there will be plenty of...
View ArticleSave the date for OpenSky’s Fall Policy Symposium on November 4th!
We’re excited to announce that we will host a Fall Policy Symposium on Wednesday, November 4th in Lincoln and we’d love to have you join us! The symposium will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and feature a...
View ArticleRegistration open and schedule announced for OpenSky Fall Policy Symposium!
Registration is now open for OpenSky Policy Institute’s 2015 Fall Policy Symposium on Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2021 Transformation Drive in Lincoln. Join...
View ArticleRegistration closes Oct. 27 for Fall Policy Symposium
Registration for our Fall Policy Symposium will close Tuesday, Oct. 27! The symposium will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nebraska Innovation Campus at 2021 Transformation Drive in...
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