Regulatory Reform
Report: Regulatory burdens reduced Nebraska jobs and businesses
While some regulation will always be necessary, Nebraska needs to make sure its regulations are not unintentionally inhibiting…
Tax Policy
Tax legislation takes different approaches to economic competitiveness
As the Nebraska Legislature gets started for the new biennium, there have already been a good number of…
The Full Platter
Nebraska state senators elect leaders for two-year legislative session
A very routine first day of the 2021 Nebraska Legislature now seems remarkably cordial when compared with the…
Podcasts
The Full Platter Podcast: The 107th Legislature
The entire Platte Institute staff gets together to chat about the beginning of the 2021 legislative session and…
Regulatory Reform
Occupational board reform act reports submitted as scheduled
December 15 was the statutory deadline for committee submission of final reports of reviews in compliance with the…
Tax Policy
PPP loans are forgiven under new federal legislation, along with a second round of support
On 12/27 President Trump signed the legislation (H.R. 133) that sent businesses and individuals with additional COVID-19 relief.…
Regulatory Reform
Nebraska’s economy returned to growth in 2020’s third quarter
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis has released state Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the third quarter…
Tax Policy
Nebraska gas tax to decline 4.5 cents a gallon in 2021
The Nebraska Department of Revenue announced that Nebraska’s gas tax, formally known as the motor fuels tax, will…
Regulatory Reform
KC Federal Reserve: Small business in Nebraska still at risk
Economists with the Omaha branch of the Kansas City Federal Reserve suggest that at year-end, there are still…
Regulatory Reform
November jobless rate up only slightly, but workforce challenge remains
In November, Nebraska’s state unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.1%, according to the Nebraska Department of Labor. The…
Regulatory Reform
Presidential executive order calls for more licensing reform efforts
On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order which urges the continued work of states and localities in…