Editorial

Caregiver Tax Credit Act Would Provide Relief To Unpaid Family Caregivers

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/05/2024 - 5:00am

Nebraskans know the importance of taking care of each other. This is no more evident than in the approximately 179,000 unpaid family caregivers in our state whose care allows their loved ones to remain at home and helps them avoid unnecessary hospital stays or costly taxpayer-funded institutional care.

Family caregivers are essential to ensuring the safety, quality and sustainability of our long-term care system. While family caregivers provide support out of love, caregiving can create serious emotional strain and financial hardships for many.

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To Get Along Is To Go Along

Published by josie@omahadail... on Mon, 03/04/2024 - 10:00pm

Don Bacon held another Town Hall meeting the other day. Regularly getting in front of his constituents has been something Congressman Bacon has done for years. He should be commended for that.

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Competing To Keep Our Best & Brightest Kids On Team Nebraska

Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 03/01/2024 - 4:00am

In Nebraska, we never give up on a kid. Our kids are our future. That’s why we need to do everything we can to encourage our young people to get an education, start their careers and put down roots right here in the great state of Nebraska.

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Investor Myopia vs. The Big Picture

Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 02/29/2024 - 4:00am

In a society where instant gratification is the norm, it may be tough to think about long-term planning and the benefits of delayed gratification. But as investors that is precisely what we should be doing. Taking the time to consider the consequences will almost always benefit us in the long run.

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Thinking About Amtrak Service Where It Isn’t

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 02/28/2024 - 12:00pm

A story last week in Wyoming’s Cowboy State Daily calls to mind the one transportation mode no longer available on Nebraska’s Great Platte River Road: passenger trains.

U.S. Federal Railroad Administration officials are taking comments on adding 15 routes to Amtrak’s passenger system, one of them touching the Panhandle.

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On The Wealth Tax

Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 02/27/2024 - 4:00am

Wealth taxes are like a specter in search of a host, and an already overtaxed New England state may be the first to succumb. Vermont lawmakers want to tax residents’ unrealized gains, hoping to finally break the barrier that’s kept them from draining asset values year after year.

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To The Victor Goes The Spoils

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 4:00am

I’ve always been a bit of a history buff. Many times my traveling companions have humored me as I pulled off the side of the road to read an historical marker, or stop at some hidden time-worn gem I found as I drove the backroads of America.

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Cigarette Excise Tax Increase Is Not Good For Nebraska, And Here’s Why

Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 4:00am

During my time in the Nebraska Legislature, including time as chairman of the Revenue Committee, I witnessed many attempts to increase the state’s cigarette excise tax. These attempts were often accompanied by well-meaning arguments for improved public health, but they were always driven by an ambition to increase state tax revenues for one purpose or another.

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The Next Great Biofuels Revolution

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 4:00am

Almost two decades ago, the advent of the Renewable Fuel Standard led to an economic revolution in rural Midwestern communities. Biofuel plants popped up across Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and other states. Good-paying jobs came with them along with private sector price support for one of America’s most important commodities.