News Release: Pension Reform Hearing in Nebraska Legislature
News Release: Pension Reform Hearing in Nebraska Legislature
Information about LB30 hearing.
Media Advisory: Job Licensing Reform Hearings to Begin
Media Advisory: Job Licensing Reform Hearings to Begin
The Transportation and Agriculture Committees are set for this year's first hearings on occupational licensing reform bills.
News Release: Omaha City Council May Play Politics with Pension Debt
News Release: Omaha City Council May Play Politics with Pension Debt
Major cities have been crippled by putting off needed pension reforms, but some members of the Omaha City Council are playing politics with pension debt.
Media Availability: Jim Vokal & Nicole Fox to Discuss Legislative Session
Media Availability: Jim Vokal & Nicole Fox to Discuss Legislative Session
Platte Institute Chief Executive Officer Jim Vokal and former state Sen. Nicole Fox, the Platte Institute’s new Director of Government Relations, are available this week for comment on the start of the 2017 legislative session and next week’s State of the State address.
News Release: State Senator Nicole Fox Plans to Join Platte Institute
News Release: State Senator Nicole Fox Plans to Join Platte Institute
State Senator Nicole Fox will join the Platte Institute for Economic Research as Director of Government Relations beginning in the 2017 legislative session.
News Release: Statement on 2016 Tax Expenditure Report Hearing
News Release: Statement on 2016 Tax Expenditure Report Hearing
While some tax exemptions make economic sense, there are hundreds of millions of dollars worth that only serve to make tax rates higher for everyone else.
Brandy McMorris Wins the 2016 Connie Brown Freedom Award:
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 Institute’s 2016 Connie Brown Freedom Award.
Media Advisory: Entrerpreneurs Real Headliners of Oct. 11 Legislative Summit
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.
News Conference Call on Red Tape Regulation
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.
News Release: Nebraska Lags Rivals in New Business Creation, Entrepreneurship
News Release: Nebraska Lags Rivals in New Business Creation, Entrepreneurship
Fewer new businesses are being started in Nebraska than in faster-growing states like Arizona, Colorado, Florida and Texas.
News Release: Tax Foundation Makes Case for Reform at August 17 Summit
News Release: Tax Foundation Makes Case for Reform at August 17 Summit
The Tax Foundation will present a new study on Nebraska tax reform at the Platte Institute's summit on August 17.
July 27: Nebraska Taxes Income Much More Than Key Economic Rivals
July 27: Nebraska Taxes Income Much More Than Key Economic Rivals
U.S. Census Bureau data show that taxpayers in Nebraska face significantly higher tax rates and tax burdens on income and property per person than in states to which Nebraska is losing income and population.
#PlatteChat Column: Budget Picture Strengthens Case for Tax Reform
#PlatteChat Column: Budget Picture Strengthens Case for Tax Reform
Want more stable revenue? Support tax reform.
MEDIA ADVISORY: August 17 Tax Reform Summit in Lincoln
MEDIA ADVISORY: August 17 Tax Reform Summit in Lincoln
The Platte Institute will be joined by the Tax Foundation for its 2016 Tax Reform Summit on August 17 in Lincoln.