Podcasts
Webinar Video: Measuring Prosperity in Nebraska
Here are additional resources from this webinar: Contact Shaun Flanagan Contact Ed Wickstead Presentation slides Video: “What is…
Regulatory Reform
Podcast: Build More Housing with Emily Hamilton
Emily Hamilton, a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University joined Adam Weinberg to…
Government Spending
November tax revenues remain strong as 2021 Legislature approaches
Nebraska’s November General Fund tax revenues are in, and the good news is that revenue forecasts were both…
Regulatory Reform
Build More Housing: Land Use Reform Opportunities for Nebraska’s Cities
Introduction Across the U.S., local zoning ordinances limit the amount of housing that can be built within their…
The Full Platter
December 16 webinar: Researchers to discuss measurements of prosperity in Nebraska
On December 16, the Platte Institute will host researchers Shaun Flanagan and Ed Wickstead of the Legatum Institute…
Regulatory Reform
Licensing recognition can help launch projects like Space Command in Nebraska
This article from the Lincoln Journal Star popped up in my notifications a bit ago, and while the…
Regulatory Reform
These 8 telehealth changes can permanently increase access to care
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many unreasonable rules that made it difficult for Nebraskans to access health care. With…
Tax Policy
Nebraska has 4th highest wireless tax burden in the nation
According to a new report by the Tax Foundation, Nebraska has a combined federal, state, and local tax…
Regulatory Reform
Nebraska and Iowa groups call for uniform approach to job licensing
In a letter addressed to the governors of Iowa and Nebraska, and state legislators, the leaders of two…
Regulatory Reform
New legislation can welcome workers to Nebraska
As sometimes happens when you’re reading stories online, you stumble across things you’d never seen from months ago.…
Regulatory Reform
Help entrepreneurs find paths to success in the pandemic
A recent Wall Street Journal article opens with this line: “The coronavirus destroyed jobs. It also created entrepreneurs.”…
Government Spending
Nebraska highways ranked 12th ahead of a less-traveled holiday season
As health officials advise to avoid large family gatherings this Thanksgiving, and gas prices remain on the lower…