Regulatory Reform
Let Nebraskans Work
Nebraskans like Ilona have less access to better-paying jobs on their side of the Bob Kerrey Bridge.
Podcasts
The Tax Foundation’s Joe Henchman on Nebraska’s Tax Reform Options
On the heels of the Tax Foundation's recent release of A Twenty-First Century Tax Code for Nebraska, we're…
Regulatory Reform
Brandy McMorris Wins the 2016 Connie Brown Freedom Award:
The Platte Institute for Economic Research is proud to honor Brandy McMorris as the winner of the Platte…
Regulatory Reform
Creating More and Better Jobs in Nebraska
Nebraska needs Occupational Licensing Reform to remove barriers to new jobs and entrepreneurship.
Government Spending
Media Advisory: Entrerpreneurs Real Headliners of Oct. 11 Legislative Summit
Nebraskans running businesses great and small are the real heroes of the Platte Institute's 2016 Legislative Summit.
Government Spending
Red Tape Harms the Good Life
Nebraska's policymakers need to find solutions for cutting back harmful red tape regulation.
Government Spending
Removing Barriers in Nebraska Part Six: How Red Tape is Harming the Good Life
Bureaucratic red tape imposes barriers to Nebraskans getting better jobs and starting more businesses.
News Releases
News Conference Call on Red Tape Regulation
Join us for the release of the sixth and final part of the Removing Barriers in Nebraska series.
The Full Platter
Special Report: Taxpayers to be Saddled with Growing Omaha Pension Debt
Omaha's pension debt continues to grow, and that should be a wake-up call for city leaders and taxpayers.
Regulatory Reform
Nebraska Needs More Entrepreneurs
Gallup CEO and Chairman Jim Clifton says that the state of entrepreneurship will determine the country's economic destiny.
Government Spending
Removing Barriers in Nebraska Part Five: Economic Development vs. Economic Growth
Nebraska lags behind most of its rivals in the creation of new businesses and economic growth, even though…
Government Spending
Economic Development vs. Economic Growth
When people talk about economic development or economic growth, are they talking about the same thing?