Accelerate Our State
Every year, the NE Chamber consolidates many of its priority legislative items into themed Policy Briefs, leaning on timely data and statewide trends to make the case for the most important issues before the Legislature.
Nebraska is well-positioned to compete, pound-for-pound, with every state in the country. Though we must continue investments in our workforce: that means expanding access to housing and childcare; supporting an education strategy that keeps kids in Nebraska and connects them with high-demand, high-skill, high-wage jobs; and fostering private sector innovation to create these H3 career opportunities. To make good on the last point--growing opportunities across industries--Nebraska should keep the cost of business low and the appetite for investment high. Our economy will flourish when entrepreneurs are supported. And lastly, a thoughtful approach to tax policy is foundational to all these aspirations: taxes influence economic activity and can have disproportionate impacts on certain demographics. Nebraska's growth will depend on a what we tax, who we tax, and to what degree we take the long view on balancing sustainable tax relief with investments in other state priorities.
Nebraska is well-positioned to compete, pound-for-pound, with every state in the country. Though we must continue investments in our workforce: that means expanding access to housing and childcare; supporting an education strategy that keeps kids in Nebraska and connects them with high-demand, high-skill, high-wage jobs; and fostering private sector innovation to create these H3 career opportunities. To make good on the last point--growing opportunities across industries--Nebraska should keep the cost of business low and the appetite for investment high. Our economy will flourish when entrepreneurs are supported. And lastly, a thoughtful approach to tax policy is foundational to all these aspirations: taxes influence economic activity and can have disproportionate impacts on certain demographics. Nebraska's growth will depend on a what we tax, who we tax, and to what degree we take the long view on balancing sustainable tax relief with investments in other state priorities.
We can’t let up. We won’t.
We must accelerate our state.
We must accelerate our state.
