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Nebraska Economic Growth: 1st Quarter of 2018

The state's economy grew in the first quarter of the year, but the rate of growth lags most states.

Total state spending is on the rise in Nebraska.

Adam and Sarah discuss an upcoming report on state spending, plus new state laws that are taking effect.

Here are a few bills the Platte Institute supported that are now law.

Take our new property tax reform survey online at PlatteInstitute.org/Survey.

Nebraska media outlets are providing a good public service with a new campaign about the First Amendment.

What does the Wayfair sales tax decision mean for Nebraska and the rest of the country?

Nebraska has joined a handful of states that have enacted comprehensive reviews of state job licensing laws.

Sarah Curry discusses her new review of job licensing reforms in the 2018 Legislature, co-authored with Nicole Fox.

Increasing costs can send tax relief efforts down the drain.

Job licensing is entering the top tier of policy issues on the march in the Unicameral.

What does the end of the property tax ballot initiative mean for tax reform, and else is going on in the interim at the Platte Institute?

A bill to review Nebraska’s job licensing laws has earned final approval in the Legislature.

Nicole Fox joins Adam Weinberg to discuss the session as it winds down.