Tax Policy
Priorities for the 108th Nebraska legislature
At the writing of this blog, the 108th Nebraska Legislature is entering the 7th week of its 90-day…
Blueprint Nebraska
Nebraska recovers to pre-pandemic jobs count
Nebraska’s economy achieved an important milestone in July, adding enough jobs to match its pre-pandemic jobs count from…
Regulatory Reform
Which parts of Nebraska’s jobs market have recovered from the pandemic?
Nebraska’s economy added 2,600 jobs in June, driving the state closer to a full recovery of payroll jobs…
Blueprint Nebraska
Sign the Petition – Post the Unicameral’s Videos Online
“The Salvation of the State is Watchfulness in the Citizen” Some of you may remember that those…
Tax Policy
Nebraska businesses face 2023 tax increase unless Legislature acts
Nebraska lawmakers enacted tax relief in 2022 in the form of LB873, which cut individual and corporate income…
Tax Policy
Nebraska is losing taxpayers. See where they’re moving.
When taxpayers vote with their feet, policymakers should listen. Nebraska endured one of the nation’s largest migration-caused losses…
Regulatory Reform
3 Building Blocks for More Housing in Nebraska
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Nebraska communities of all sizes were experiencing housing shortages, and from 2008 to…
Regulatory Reform
Nebraska Broadband Progress Report with Commissioner Mary Ridder, Mike Hybl & Jim Ediger
On a special episode of Nebraskanomics, Jim Smith asks three experts on telecommunications and regulation about the state’s…
Tax Policy
Nebraska’s 2022 tax cuts: What’s good & what’s not
Nebraska entered the 2022 legislative session with its tax code ranked 35th in structural competitiveness, according to Tax…
Blueprint Nebraska
Platte Institute names new chair who will help guide Blueprint Nebraska growth plan
by Cindy Gonzalez, Nebraska Examiner North Platte, Nebraska, businessman Pat Keenan, whose career began in the soft drink…
Tax Policy
Get the facts about Nebraska’s high tax burden
Two factors determine a state’s overall tax competitiveness. The first factor is the total tax burden, measured as…
Regulatory Reform
Laura Ebke on Solutions for Nebraska’s Worker Shortage
Platte Institute Senior Fellow Laura Ebke says there’s more the state can do to welcome workers with career…