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Licensing with Laura: Seeking Legitimacy Through Licensing

More and more, professions are seeking licensing to obtain a sense of legitimacy in the public eye.

Nebraska made steady progress for economic growth in last year's third quarter.

Sarah Curry discusses the recent hearing on LB337.

Jim Vokal discusses proposed property tax limits and Laura Ebke visits Des Moines to talk job licensing.

Laura Ebke introduces her new series of articles on job licensing reform in Nebraska.

LB103 has advanced to first-round debate in the Legislature.

Platte Institute Senior Fellow for Job Licensing Reform Laura Ebke joins Facebook Live Friday.

Jared Walczak is the senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation.

What do voters in the districts represented by the Revenue Committee think about property tax reform?

Adam and Jim review Week 2 in the Nebraska Legislature and talk about the beginning of committee testimonies.

The eight senators on the Revenue Committee plan to put forward a variety of proposals.

Adam Weinberg and Sarah Curry discuss the start of the Nebraska Legislature, plus a new report on local government accounting practices.

A voter-approved countywide sales tax option could provide an alternative to a state sales tax hike.

Local government accounting practices may be contributing to Nebraska's property tax problem.