LB 347 – Change Provisions Relating to School Bus Permits
LB 347 – Change Provisions Relating to School Bus Permits
Legislative Bill 347 would end a duplicative licensing requirement for Nebraska's school bus drivers.
LB 346 – Eliminate the Requirement for a Motor Vehicle, Motorcycle or Trailer Salesperson License
LB 346 – Eliminate the Requirement for a Motor Vehicle, Motorcycle or Trailer Salesperson License
Legislative Bill 346 removes a state licensing requirement for motor vehicle salespeople.
LB 348 – Eliminate Licensing, an Excise Tax and Other Provisions of the NE Potato Development Act
LB 348 – Eliminate Licensing, an Excise Tax and Other Provisions of the NE Potato Development Act
Legislative Bill 348 will remove licensing requirements for potato shippers in Nebraska and end an excise tax on their work.
Legislative Testimony, LB295: Opportunity Scholarships Act
Legislative Testimony, LB295: Opportunity Scholarships Act
The Platte Institute supports Opportunity Scholarship tax credits, which are now used in 17 states to encourage donations to nonprofit scholarship granting organizations and support education choice for families in need.
Legislative Testimony: LB 1045, Defining Independent Contractors
Legislative Testimony: LB 1045, Defining Independent Contractors
Policymakers must ensure there are greater opportunities and mobility within the growing on-demand economy.
Legislative Testimony: LB 851, Transparency Requirements for Quasi-Public State Entities
Legislative Testimony: LB 851, Transparency Requirements for Quasi-Public State Entities
Citizens must have the necessary tools to monitor the increasingly complex state budget process.
Legislative Testimony: LB 936, Change Inheritance Tax Rates & Exemptions
Legislative Testimony: LB 936, Change Inheritance Tax Rates & Exemptions
Having the country's highest possible inheritance tax rate once branded Nebraska as a state not to die in by Forbes magazine.
Legislative Testimony: LB 1013, Cigarette Tax Increase
Legislative Testimony: LB 1013, Cigarette Tax Increase
Research shows cigarette tax increases don't provide stable revenue or stop many from smoking.
Legislative Testimony: LB 817, Direct Primary Care
Legislative Testimony: LB 817, Direct Primary Care
Direct primary care is an innovative free-market model that would give Nebraskans more choices and control over their own health care without a cost to the state.
Legislative Testimony: LB 958, Property Tax Limits
Legislative Testimony: LB 958, Property Tax Limits
The Platte Institute supports measures to limit property taxes through local spending restraint.
Legislative Testimony: LB 898, Credentialing Requirements for Natural Hair Braiding
Legislative Testimony: LB 898, Credentialing Requirements for Natural Hair Braiding
Should a service as simple as braiding hair require 2,100 hours of costly, state-certified, training and education?