Legislative Testimonies
Legislative Testimony: LB938, Change corporate income tax rates
My name is Nicole Fox and I’m testifying on LB938 in a neutral capacity on behalf of the…
Legislative Testimonies
Legislative Testimony: LB987, Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act
Good afternoon, Chairwoman Linehan and members of the Revenue Committee. My name is Nicole Fox. The Platte Institute…
Legislative Testimonies
Legislative Testimony: LB986, Adopt the School District Property Tax Limitation Act
Good afternoon, Chairwoman Linehan and members of the Revenue Committee. My name is Nicole Fox. The Platte Institute…
Regulatory Reform
Interim Legislative Testimony LR191: examining the effect of universal recognition of occupational licenses
Chairman Brewer and Members of the Government Committee. My name is Laura Ebke, and I am the Senior…
Government Spending
Testimony for LR178: Nebraska’s Use of American Rescue Plan Act Funds
Members of the Appropriations Committee, my name is Sarah Curry, and I am the policy director at the…
Tax Policy
Testimony for LR261: Interim study examining Nebraska’s tax structure
Chairwoman Linehan and members of the Revenue Committee, my name is Jim Smith, and I am the Chief…
Legislative Testimonies
Legislative Testimony for LB433: Change the sales and use tax rate
Nebraska’s sales tax regime is in serious need of reform and broadening the sales tax base is considered…
Legislative Testimonies
Legislative Testimony for LB432: Change income tax rates
Many tax practitioners and scholars agree that Nebraska’s tax system needs reform. But reform cannot happen unless the…
Legislative Testimonies
Legislative Testimony for LB459, Change provisions relating to the cigarette tax and the Tobacco Products Tax Act and distribute tax proceeds as prescribed
It is a well-established and empirically supported statement that cigarette taxes are not a stable source of revenue.…
Legislative Testimonies
Legislative Testimony for LR21CA: Constitutional amendment to require the State of Nebraska to pay all classroom expenses related to the operation of public elementary and secondary schools
The following is written testimony provided to the Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee. Dear Chair Walz and Committee, Please…
Legislative Testimonies
Legislative Testimony for LB680: Change the corporate income tax rate
We support LB680 because it follows the general principles of sound tax policy. Specifically, LB680 follows neutrality because…
Legislative Testimonies
Legislative Testimony for LB625: Impose a surtax on certain taxable income and use the proceeds for early childhood education
We are in opposition to LB625 because the surtax effectively creates a fifth individual income tax bracket. With…