Tax Policy Archives - Platte Institute

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.

Since 1992, the majority of income that has left Nebraska due to out-migration has relocated to just a handful of faster-growing states.

Five states are Nebraska's key competitiors for the jobs, population, and incomes that lead to growth.

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranks Nebraska alongside infamous high-tax states like Maryland and Connecticut.

Nebraska is falling behind the rest of the country in the creation of new jobs and population growth.

From 2004-2014, Nebraska ranked below the national average on two very important economic measures.

Two very different approaches to food truck regulation have led to do very different results in Omaha and Lincoln.

Nebraska's largest cities have opposite budget situations, and opposite treatment of a fast-growing industry.

Why don't we hear more about the other half of our property tax bills?

Does Nebraska really need a taxpayer-funded tourism commission?

Nebraska doesn't have to be like Kansas to have lower taxes.

Can Nebraska's economy weather any storm? A new ranking suggests not.

If Nebraskans really want to make a dent in the taxes they pay now, they will have to make decisions about how the state's tax base is designed.

Having the country's highest possible inheritance tax rate once branded Nebraska as a state not to die in by Forbes magazine.