Policy Studies
Annual Report: Cost of Nebraska’s Medicaid Expansion
This is the first edition of our Annual Cost of Medicaid Expansion report, marking a critical step in…
Policy Studies
Looking Ahead to the 2024 Legislative Session
The second session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature will convene January 3rd, 2024. The 2024 session is a…
Tax Policy
Nebraska’s Path to the Top Ten, Four More Years of Tax Reform
To download the full “Nebraska’s Path to the Top Ten Report” click here. Summary Nebraska entered 2022 with…
Policy Studies
AI and the Discouraged Worker
Nebraska has the potential to become an exemplar in using artificial technology to bridge the gap in the…
Policy Studies
Setting the facts straight on Nebraska’s opportunity scholarships
Nebraska’s Opportunity Scholarships Act program, enacted in LB 753, creates a pathway for Nebraska students to learn and…
Policy Studies
Platte Institute Nominated for State Policy Network Bob Williams Award
The Platte Institute is honored to be nominated for a State Policy Network Bob Williams Award: Biggest State…
Policy Studies
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes a Blow for the Little Guy
Back in January, we told the story of Geraldine Tyler’s challenge of Hennepin County, Minnesota’s taking of her…
Policy Studies
New Iowa law provides model for Nebraska to reform local bond elections
Two school bond elections in Omaha-area schools succeeded by a 2-1 margin on May 9, authorizing more than…
Policy Studies
Nebraska’s Licensing Challenges Continue
As the glow of Nebraska’s annual Spring Game leads to dreams of hearing “We’re Number 1” at Memorial…
Policy Studies
LB 754 fiscal and economic impact
Nebraska has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to overhaul its tax code in 2023. A successful tax reform will pay…
Policy Studies
The state tax revolution sweeps across the Great Plains
Nebraska lawmakers took a key step towards historic tax reform last week. Revenue Committee lawmakers voted to consolidate…
Policy Studies
Nebraska’s tax code should encourage remote workers to move in
Nebraska has one of the most aggressive regimes for taxation of non-resident income in the country, according to…