Taxes and Budget Dominate Governor’s ‘State of the State’ Address
Taxes and Budget Dominate Governor’s ‘State of the State’ Address
Governor Ricketts' State of the State address proposed regulatory and tax reforms.
Governor, Senators Support Job Licensing Reform
Governor, Senators Support Job Licensing Reform
At least 8 bills promoting occupational licensing reform will be heard in this legislative session.
4 Ways the Legislature Can Remove Barriers to Growing Nebraska
4 Ways the Legislature Can Remove Barriers to Growing Nebraska
The 105th Nebraska Legislature can protect and strengthen the Good Life with the right game plan.
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.
College-educated people are leaving Nebraska
College-educated people are leaving Nebraska
College-educated people are leaving Nebraska, and they're frequently choosing our lower-tax rivals.
Iowa Looks for Home Field Advantage on Taxes, Too
Iowa Looks for Home Field Advantage on Taxes, Too
With tax reform in the Hawkeye State likely, will Nebraska just have to get used to losing to Iowa?
Gallup CEO Jim Clifton: Entrepreneurs Key to Growing Economy
Gallup CEO Jim Clifton: Entrepreneurs Key to Growing Economy
Hear Gallup CEO Jim Clifton's remarks on the need for entrepreneurship at the Platte Institute's 2016 Legislative Summit.
Let Nebraskans Work
Let Nebraskans Work
Nebraskans like Ilona have less access to better-paying jobs on their side of the Bob Kerrey Bridge.
The Tax Foundation’s Joe Henchman on Nebraska’s Tax Reform Options
The Tax Foundation’s Joe Henchman on Nebraska’s Tax Reform Options
On the heels of the Tax Foundation's recent release of A Twenty-First Century Tax Code for Nebraska, we're bringing back this 2013 conversation with the Tax Foundation's Joe Henchman on Nebraska's options for tax reform – options which are every bit as needed today, if not more so, than they were three years ago. This...
Creating More and Better Jobs in Nebraska
Creating More and Better Jobs in Nebraska
Nebraska needs Occupational Licensing Reform to remove barriers to new jobs and entrepreneurship.
Red Tape Harms the Good Life
Red Tape Harms the Good Life
Nebraska's policymakers need to find solutions for cutting back harmful red tape regulation.
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.
Special Report: Taxpayers to be Saddled with Growing Omaha Pension Debt
Special Report: Taxpayers to be Saddled with Growing Omaha Pension Debt
Omaha's pension debt continues to grow, and that should be a wake-up call for city leaders and taxpayers.
Nebraska Needs More Entrepreneurs
Nebraska Needs More Entrepreneurs
Gallup CEO and Chairman Jim Clifton says that the state of entrepreneurship will determine the country's economic destiny.