Regulatory Reform
The Path Forward: Reversing the Trend Through Free Market Reform
(Note: This is the fifth and final installment in a series of articles where we’ve looked at demographics…
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Local Tax Dollars and National Investments?
Nebraskans pay their taxes faithfully to local governments, reasonably expecting their hard-earned money to be spent for the…
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Chipping Away at the Housing Problem
When it comes to economic development, workforce attraction, and keeping young families rooted in Nebraska, many of our…
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Out of the Shadows: Ending Regulation-by-Guidance
Most of us picture lawmaking as a public process: a bill is introduced, debated, amended, approved by the…
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The Bottom Line: How Changing Demographics Affect Nebraskans’ Wallets
In the last three posts on this topic, we’ve examined the shifting sands of Nebraska’s demographics. We’ve seen…
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The Talent Pipeline: How Nebraska’s Child Care Crisis Accelerates the Rural Brain Drain
If you want to understand the future of Nebraska’s economy, you have to look at who is building…
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The Reality of Childcare in Nebraska
For Nebraska to reach its full potential, we must become a state where young families and workers want…
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Where Nebraska Stands on Childcare Regulations in 2026
Nebraska has a lot to be proud of in the Archbridge Institute’s 2026 State Childcare Regulations Index. Ranking…
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Nebraska Population Growth: Are We Winning the Race for Residents?
When measuring a state’s economic vitality, the most honest metric isn’t always in a government budget report—it’s in…
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Free Markets, Local Control, and the Impact of Minimum Wage Policy on Rural Nebraska
Nebraska hit a major wage milestone in January 2026 when the state’s minimum wage rose to $15 an…
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What Rural Nebraska Is Losing
NOTE: Before he left, our previous intern provided a blog post based on a paper he’d written for…
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Dictionary Policing: What Omaha’s “Censored Shop” Tells Us About State Cartels
If you’re in Omaha’s Blackstone District and you’re looking for a good cocktail, you might stumble into a…