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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday July 23, 2023 ( 1 items )  

Center for Rural Affairs: Opportunity Scholarships Act Poses a Threat to Rural Public Schools
LYONS, Nebraska, July 20 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release: With only 10% of the state's private school students living in rural Nebraska--accounting for about 3% of all rural students statewide--public support for private schools has been a concern among many rural residents since passage of the Opportunity Scholarships Act (OSA) earlier this year. Passed as part of Legislative Bill 753, the OSA created a dollar-for-dollar tax credit program for donor  more