Webinar: The CARES Act and Taxes
Webinar: The CARES Act and Taxes
Download the slides from this webinar in PDF format. The program may also be viewed and shared on Facebook and YouTube.
Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis: the Next 90 Days
Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis: the Next 90 Days
Our Goal: Protect the health, safety, and economic opportunity of all Nebraskans. Our Approach: As Nebraska’s Directed Health Measures are eased, working Nebraskans will need new and safe opportunities in a changed economy. For Nebraska to experience a full economic recovery, it will require a fertile environment for new businesses to start and existing firms...
How Much Money Is Coming to Nebraska?
How Much Money Is Coming to Nebraska?
It is a question many have been asking since Congress passed the historic CARES Act at the end of March. Since then there have been two other relief packages for a total cost of more than $2 trillion. But just exactly how much is being sent to Nebraska? Well, that is an important question on...
Thank You for “CAREing!”
Thank You for “CAREing!”
On March 27, President Trump signed the CARES Act into law, providing $2 trillion in financial aid to families and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. $150 billion of this $2 trillion was allocated to states. The CARES Act specifies that the $150 billion in funds may be used for emergency expenses or for newly...
On Mask-Wearing, Rights, and Responsibilities
On Mask-Wearing, Rights, and Responsibilities
I thought the Omaha World-Herald got it right in this editorial highlighting the importance of wearing a mask in public during the health crisis. Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of illness seemed foreign to most Americans prior to COVID-19, and now with the political debates rising from the various state and local economic shutdowns, some...
Webinar: Laura Ebke, Institute for Justice & Goldwater Institute on Licensing Reform
Webinar: Laura Ebke, Institute for Justice & Goldwater Institute on Licensing Reform
Laura Ebke joins Meagan Forbes from the Institute for Justice and Heather Curry of the Goldwater Institute to discuss job licensing reforms in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Webinar: Laura Ebke and Shoshana Weissmann on Post-COVID Recovery
Webinar: Laura Ebke and Shoshana Weissmann on Post-COVID Recovery
Platte Institute Senior Fellow for Job Licensing Reform Laura Ebke joined a recent webcast along with R Street Institute’s Shoshana Weissmann as the two discussed the landscape for job licensing and regulatory reform in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Looking Ahead to Fewer Barriers for Recovery
Looking Ahead to Fewer Barriers for Recovery
Scroll through the assorted blog posts on this page, or take a look at the Platte Institute website, or at our Twitter or Facebook pages, and you’ll see that we continue to look forward to helping Nebraska develop good policy in the post-COVID-19 reality. From our first big webinar offering Policy Director Sarah Curry’s discussion...
Breaking up with the Love of “Gov”
Breaking up with the Love of “Gov”
During these uncertain times, I think many of us are seeing that it is more evident than ever that two distinct views exist. One view is the “love of government,” where a belief exists that government knows best and that it’s the government who should step in to solve society’s problems. The other view...
Webinar: COVID-19 and Nebraska’s Economy
Webinar: COVID-19 and Nebraska’s Economy
Ernie Goss & Scott Strain on the economic impact of COVID-19 on Nebraska.
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Nebraska Economy: Second Cut
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Nebraska Economy: Second Cut
The second installment in the series. Ernie Goss & Scott Strain model the impact of COVID-19 on Nebraska jobs, economic activity, and tax revenues.
Not all Property Taxes are Equal
Not all Property Taxes are Equal
Why did the Governor waive the late fees on personal property taxes? No, personal property is not the same as the property tax you pay on your house. Real property is stationary and includes land, buildings, improvements, fixtures, mobile homes, minerals, and wells. Nebraska also taxes another type of property, known as tangible personal property. ...
Platte Institute Leads Way to Change Federal Policy for States
Platte Institute Leads Way to Change Federal Policy for States
Use federal funds more effectively before spending more.
Changes to Unemployment and Medicaid in the CARES Act
Changes to Unemployment and Medicaid in the CARES Act
In March when Congress approved the CARES Act there was a provision making changes to the unemployment insurance program. Most of us have heard about the ‘pandemic add on’ of $600 per week you can collect ON TOP OF the state’s unemployment benefits. Well, now there is a little more to the story. The Foundation...