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How the 2020 Legislature should define success
Today, the second session of the 106th Nebraska Legislature convenes. Last year, 739 bills were introduced. Of those,…
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Who Really Cares About Property Taxes?
How can we bridge the information gap between taxpayers and taxing entities?
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Which school of economics do you identify with?
Ever wonder where we get some of our economic ideas? Two predominant examples of economic views are Keynesian…
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Who really “needs” a pool?
Swimming pools may be great fun, but they're not core government services.
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Eagles and broken window fallacies
A bald eagle smashed through a storefront window and gave an essential economics lesson.
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Is Nebraska’s local financial management lacking?
Maybe it’s time the State of Nebraska look at investing in more auditors for local entities.
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Extra money belongs to the Omaha taxpayer
An excess in reserves for OPS creates an opportunity to do the right thing - protect the taxpayer.
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Why is it so tough to pass a budget?
This story just came through on my news alerts, and while this doesn’t relate directly to Nebraska politics,…
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Revenue Committee shelves changes to sales tax exemptions
It seems we have an answer to my previous question about sales tax exemptions and their part (if…
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Revenue Committee focused on rural property tax issues
News from Lincoln tells us that the Revenue Committee has agreed on an approach to the property tax…
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With October revenues up, state should save money or return to taxpayers
It is important to note from October’s revenue report that corporate income taxes are way above their forecast…
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Over 30% of Nebraska state revenue comes from federal taxes
The Pew Charitable Trusts just released new analysis that shows around 1/3 of every state’s revenue came from…