Research Note: Public service commission touches on all our lives
Research Note: Public service commission touches on all our lives
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of research notes compiled by Platte’s second summer intern this year, Alexander Endorf, exploring the history and jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission in Nebraska. What are Public Service Commissions? Public service commissions, also called public utilities commissions or corporation commissions, are quasi-judicial agencies that regulate...
By Alexander Endorf
Property Tax Reform Policy Vision
Property Tax Reform Policy Vision
The purpose of Platte Institute’s tax vision document is to lay out the principles that Platte Institute believes should guide the ongoing property tax reform efforts. First, we will lay out actions to avoid with explanation. Then we will argue for accomplishing fundamental policy deliverables that are necessary for the successful delivery of property tax...
By Michael Lucci
ESG in the banking industry
ESG in the banking industry
Nebraska banks play a key role in the state’s strong economic success by providing credit and other financial services to individuals, businesses and communities. Banks carefully manage risk and the needs of the customers and communities they serve when making lending decisions. Unfortunately, special interest groups have proposed using the heavy hand of government to...
By Kelly Trambly
Iowa accelerates tax reform
Iowa accelerates tax reform
Iowa’s spending restraint has allowed the Hawkeye State to accelerate previously-enacted tax reforms. Thanks to a package of new tax reforms, Iowa’s income tax will be lowered to a flat 3.8% beginning in 2025, far less than half the state’s 8.98% top rate when Iowa’s tax reforms began. The Hawkeye State’s accelerating tax relief adds...
By Michael Lucci
Winter of our artificial communication disconnect
Winter of our artificial communication disconnect
With the rise of artificial intelligence assisting us with how we communicate via email, our alienation occurs while we communicate, not instead of. We can stop it by being intentional with each other while using AI for the rest. If you have not heard of Artificial Intelligence (AI), you have been under a rock. AI...
By Lance Pounds