[10] Several former members of Nebraska's unicameral state legislature have taken jobs with the Platte Institute, including Nicole Fox[11] and Laura Ebke.

[13] In 2008, the Platte Institute, along with Ernie Goss of Creighton University, issued a report that concluded that Nebraska, as of 2006, had the eight-highest tax burden among the 50 states.

[16][4] Along with the ACLU and the Council of State Governments Justice Center, the group has promoted the use of enhanced probation, treatment, and community supervision as alternatives to incarceration.

[20] In 2011, the organization opposed a bill to change the Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations, the state body that adjudicates disputes between public-sector workers and employers.

The instituted argued that the bill would not substantially reduce government spending, and objected to a provision of the proposal that would allow the commission to subpoena private businesses to compare public-sector and private-sector wages.

[26] In 2009, the Platte Institute released a study which recommended reducing the number of Nebraska's counties, which stands at 93, as an administrative cost-saving measure.