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The Defeat of the Biodiversity Treaty
Red State Eclectic
Jan 15Compelling and inspirational story on how the treaty lost to the valiant and vigilant efforts of those who opposed it: As Congress reconvened, the Environmental Conservation Organization mailed letters to 1050 Mayors, urging them to oppose the Treaty. ... »
Bruning calls Criticism of his Grant-giving Political Gamesmanship
Nebraska Watchdog
Jan 05Attorney General Jon Bruning responded today to criticism and legislation targeting his doling out of grants from settlement funds in what Democrats have called political gifts. Democrats have criticized Bruning’s $100,000 grant to an offshoot of the N... »
Nabity and LeClair Settle Suit. Nabity Pays.
Nebraska Watchdog
Nov 30$9,000. That’s the price Dave Nabity will pay for comments he made about the head of the Omaha Fire Union. Less than two weeks before Nabity, the head of the Omaha Alliance for the Private Sector, and Union President Steve LeClair were scheduled to sq... »
Both Sides Primed Pipeline Pump with Lobbying Dollars
Nebraska Watchdog
Nov 28The battle over whether a Canadian company should be allowed to build a pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf Coast may have been a headache for Nebraska lawmakers, but it’s been a windfall for lobbyists in Nebraska, with both sides spending about $120,000... »
Keith Olbermann Says Lee Terry Is "Whoring Himself" With Robocall Bill
New Nebraska
Nov 17For a couple of weeks, I've been meaning to write about Congressman Lee Terry's anti-consumer bill to allow robocalls on cell phones. Already last month, the Nebraska Democratic Party was pointing at this legislation as the latest example of Terry's b... »