From The LIBA Office
As part of our efforts to provide leadership, knowledge, and power to the business community, we routinely publish updates from our office. This includes policy positions, weekly policy updates, newsletters, press releases, and Strictly Business magazine articles.
Our Priorities
- Strengthen Nebraska’s “Truth in Taxation” Law
- Maximizing Public Benefit from Gaming Revenues
- Control Property Tax Growth and Reduce Reliance on Property Taxes
- Secure Funding for the Construction of the East Beltway
- Improve Transparency of Local Governments’ Budgeting
At LIBA, we are dedicated to fostering a thriving business environment and advocating for policies that benefit our community. Our legislative agenda this year focuses on strengthening tax transparency, maximizing public benefits from gaming revenues, controlling property tax growth, and securing funding for critical infrastructure projects like the East Beltway.
Initiatives aligned with these priorities will enhance transparency, promote economic development, and ensure responsible governance.
We invite you to explore each of our priorities in detail and join us in our mission to make Lincoln, Nebraska an even better place to live and do business.
Project O Street to Be Re-Bid
The Lincoln Independent Business Association and local contractors successful in challenging the original bidding process on Project O. Project will be re-bid!
Have You Found Your Tribe? It’s Not Too Late – and It’s Important!
“The greatest human need is to be in connection with other humans”
~Abraham Maslow
LIBA Challenges City Hall on Disqualifying Local Contractors – Project O Street Bids
In disqualifying three local contractors – City Hall selected an Omaha-based contractor whose bid was $4.288,704 HIGHER – costing taxpayers almost $4.9 Million more – accounting for interest on 20 year bonds.
Lincoln Business Beat Podcasts – Available on Spotify, Apple or KLIN.com
LIBA’s President and Mark Vail at KLIN 1400 AM, sit down every Friday and discuss a myriad of issues faced by small business, proposed legislation or doing a deep dive on more complicated topics like property taxes or tax-increment financing. The attached excel file details the the weekly podcast topics and includes a direct link to Spotify.
What Happens When Government Competes with Private Business – More Importantly… Should They?
But the dynamics of the government (e.g. public sector) actually competing with private sector businesses introduces a whole new set of considerations – and unintended consequences.
From Pauley Pavilon to the Boardroom – Leadership Lessons from John Wooden
John Wooden’s decades-old wisdom of integrity, preparation, and character are as critical in the business as they are on the basketball court.
LIBA Newsletter – August/September The Latest Happenings at LIBA and Local Issues
PLUS -Don’t rely on AI to create your Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplace Act Policy, the Mayors Biennium Budget Adjustments, David Cary leads new Development Services Department
Why Is It That One $25 Million Bond Issues is Put to a Vote of the Taxpayers – But Another Bond Issue – in the Exact Same Amount – Is Not ??
All the presentations to the citizens and civic groups clearly stated that funding for the new downtown library would not use general obligation bonds and would not require a vote of the taxpayers. They were only right on one of those points.
Rebalancing the Scale: Fixing Nebraska’s Broken Tax Code – Why Sales Tax Reform is a Fairer Alternative to our Obsession with Property Taxes.
Nebraska’s tax system is broken—and it’s hitting homeowners the hardest. While...