This Time, It’s Personal: Nebraska’s Personal Property Tax
This Time, It’s Personal: Nebraska’s Personal Property Tax
A tax on business equipment comes with red tape that is harming economic growth in Nebraska.
Policy Brief: One Size Fits All Federal Policy Endangers Omaha Children and Families
Policy Brief: One Size Fits All Federal Policy Endangers Omaha Children and Families
Something as simple and local as a crosswalk in your neighborhood can sometimes be determined by policies from Washington, D.C.
Strong Jobs Nebraska: The 2017 Occupational Licensing Review
Strong Jobs Nebraska: The 2017 Occupational Licensing Review
Platte Institute Policy Director Sarah Curry reviews the progress and barriers to creating more and better jobs in Nebraska through occupational licensing reforms.
Pension Debt: The Unsolved Problem Threatening Omaha and Lincoln
Pension Debt: The Unsolved Problem Threatening Omaha and Lincoln
Two new reports by the Reason Foundation show the state of Omaha and Lincoln's municipal pension systems.
Removing Barriers in Nebraska Part Six: How Red Tape is Harming the Good Life
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.
Removing Barriers in Nebraska Part Five: Economic Development vs. Economic Growth
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 the state spends more per capita on economic development incentives.
A Twenty-First Century Tax Code for Nebraska
A Twenty-First Century Tax Code for Nebraska
The Tax Foundation and the Platte Institute show how Nebraska can responsibly reform its tax code to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Removing Barriers in Nebraska Part Four: Taking Lessons on Education Options
Removing Barriers in Nebraska Part Four: Taking Lessons on Education Options
How do the education choices available to Nebraska's families compare with our economic rivals?
Removing Barriers in Nebraska Part Three: How Our Taxes and Spending Compare
Removing Barriers in Nebraska Part Three: How Our Taxes and Spending Compare
Compared to our economic rivals, Nebraska's government takes substantially more earnings from our residents in taxes.
Removing Barriers in Nebraska Part Two: Where Are Nebraskans Moving?
Removing Barriers in Nebraska Part Two: Where Are Nebraskans Moving?
Since 1992, the majority of income that has left Nebraska due to out-migration has relocated to just a handful of faster-growing states.
Removing Barriers in Nebraska, Part One: Why Growing Nebraska Matters
Removing Barriers in Nebraska, Part One: Why Growing Nebraska Matters
Nebraska is falling behind the rest of the country in the creation of new jobs and population growth.