Tax Policy
Ensuring Property Tax Relief: Strengthening Nebraska’s School Funding and Tax Caps
Last week Governor Pillen provided state senators with the newly published 2024 School Property Tax Collection Report and…
Tax Policy
Nebraska Advances to #24 on State Tax Competitiveness Index
Nebraska’s 2023 income tax reforms are beginning to bear fruit in the form of enhanced state tax competitiveness.…
Tax Policy
Nebraska Tax Sources: The complete tax picture over 24 years
Over the last 24 years, Nebraska’s major revenue sources have grown at roughly 2.5-3 times the rate of…
Tax Policy
Tax-happy Aurora Officials Buckle Against Truth in Taxation
Aurora officials have had their hearts set on a major tax hike in 2024, causing Aurora residents to…
Tax Policy
LR2CA Emerges as partial solution to property tax problem
LR2CA, a constitutional amendment proposed by Senator Tom Brandt, emerged as an interesting option with significant support during…
Tax Policy
Jim Vokal’s Weekly Email: I’m Frustrated Again…
I’m frustrated – again. It’s the time of year when we are all braving the heat and the…
Tax Policy
Special Session Legislative Testimony
The Special Legislative Session to address property taxes has officially begun, and our team is hard at work…
Tax Policy
Property Tax Reform Policy Vision
The purpose of Platte Institute’s tax vision document is to lay out the principles that Platte Institute believes…
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Iowa accelerates tax reform
Iowa’s spending restraint has allowed the Hawkeye State to accelerate previously-enacted tax reforms. Thanks to a package of…
Tax Policy
Unstable revenue sources make unsustainable tax reform
Sustainable tax reform depends upon sustainable revenue sources. And while Platte Institute has been critical of a state-local…
Tax Policy
Nebraska’s competitive sales tax and historic 2023 income tax reform must be protected
As Platte Institute wrote in National Review last year, Nebraska achieved the best tax reform in the country…
Tax Policy
96% of Nebraska income losses go to lower tax states
Capital flows to where it is most welcome. A state’s tax burden is one factor that contributes to…