LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former Nebraska state senator and an Omaha community college faculty member have been chosen as new board members for a tax policy think tank.

Sen. John Harms of Scottsbluff and Tulani Grundy Meadows of Omaha will serve on the board of the OpenSky Policy Institute. The group provides research on state tax and education-funding policies.

Harms finished an eight-year term in the Legislature earlier this month. As a senator he served on legislative committees that focused on state tax incentives, tax modernization and the state budget.

Tulani is a faculty member at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, teaching political science and human relations skills. She holds a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College.