Blueprint Nebraska
How Blueprint Nebraska Will Grow the Economy
What needs to change to make Nebraska a more attractive place to live, work, start a business, invest…
The Full Platter
Census numbers show Nebraska’s pandemic population change
There’s plenty of reasons people should want to live in Nebraska, and Nebraska’s leaders are now highlighting the…
Government Spending
Nebraskanomics: Senator John Stinner on Balanced Budgets and Leadership
The chair of the Unicameral’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee joins Jim to discuss the financial picture for Nebraska and…
Tax Policy
Nebraska drops to 35th in national tax ranking
Nebraska has fallen in the ranks of the Tax Foundation’s annual State Business Tax Climate Index. In the 2022…
News Releases
Dennis Hirschbrunner elected to Platte Institute board
NEWS RELEASE from the Platte Institute Contact: Adam Weinberg (402) 500-0209 aweinberg@platteinstitute.org Attachment: Photo of Dennis Hirschbrunner Dennis…
Tax Policy
Nebraska posts gains with November 2021 state revenues
Nebraska’s November 2021 state general fund revenue report shows the state continues to have good news regarding its…
Tax Policy
Evaluating Nebraska’s Tax Collections with Tom Henning
Tom Henning, a Kearney-based food industry executive, serves on the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board, which projects how…
Regulatory Reform
Nebraska unemployment hits record low again
While the nation sits at a 4.6% unemployment rate, Nebraska’s October unemployment rate again sets a new state…
Tax Policy
Nebraska tax revenues for October 2021 show continued growth
Over the last few months, Nebraska’s tax revenues have been exceeding expectations, and now for the month of…
Tax Policy
Blueprint Nebraska’s Jim Greisch on Nebraska’s Missing Tax Relief
CPA Jim Greisch discusses why more than $50 million in property tax relief credits have gone unclaimed so…
Government Spending
See the new database of Nebraska state employee salaries
The Platte Institute, The Flatwater Free Press, and Code for Nebraska have published an online, searchable database of state…
Tax Policy
Forecast calls for $475 million boost to Nebraska tax receipts
Today, the Nebraska Revenue Forecasting Board convened to meet its statutory obligation to update the state’s revenue estimates.…