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…
Nebraskanomics
Nebraskanomics: Jared Walczak on Sales Tax Modernization
Tune in to the latest episode of Nebraskanomics as we welcome Platte Institute’s Senior Tax Policy Advisor Jared…
Tax Policy
Modernizing Nebraska’s Sales Tax Base to Secure Income and Property Tax Relief
As Nebraska competes for workers, entrepreneurs, investment, and new residents, policymakers have rightly made income tax rate reductions…
Regulatory Reform
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…
Regulatory Reform
Chipping Away at the Housing Problem
When it comes to economic development, workforce attraction, and keeping young families rooted in Nebraska, many of our…
Tax Policy
It’s Time to Retire Nebraska’s Inheritance Tax
Nebraska is one of a shrinking number of states that still tax the transfer of property at death,…
Regulatory Reform
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…
Nebraskanomics
Nebraskanomics: Governor Jim Pillen on Building a More Competitive Nebraska
Tune in to the latest episode of Nebraskanomics as we welcome the 41st Governor of the State of…
Regulatory Reform
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…
Research Notes
Research Note: Housing Affordability in Nebraska
This is the sixth (and final) in a series of research notes written by our summer intern, Ethan,…
Research Notes
Research Note: The “Montana Miracle”
This is the fifth in a series of research notes written by our summer intern, Ethan, exploring different…
Regulatory Reform
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…