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A Legislative Agenda For A New Nebraska: The Grand Finale
New Nebraska
Jan 25Eventually, if a person really stands for something, there comes a time to quit talking and lay it all on the line for that in which you believe. For close to seven years, I've been "talking" on NNN ("computer-assisted pontificating" is probably more ... »
Governor Pushes Tax Cuts
Nebraska Watchdog
Jan 12Gov. Dave Heineman called for $327 million in tax relief over three years in his State of the State address today at the capitol, following on the heels of pushing through the largest tax relief package in Nebraska’s history in 2007. Heineman proposed ... »
Governor says he Doesn’t want to return to “Failed Policies of the Past” on child welfare
Nebraska Watchdog
Dec 20Gov. Dave Heineman today expressed reservations about a legislative committee’s recommendation that the state overhaul its child welfare system and pull back a privatization effort that the panel said isn’t working. Heineman said he’s read the Health a... »
Suttle Wants Extra Lobbyist, Extra Sales Tax Money Targeted
Nebraska Watchdog
Dec 20In business it is called spending money to make money, at Omaha City Hall it is called spending tax dollars to get more tax dollars. Specifically “it” is a move by Mayor Jim Suttle to hire another lobbyist, spending up to $31,000, to schmooze state sen... »
Quotes on tolerance
Brynn Jacobs
Dec 20A reader named Mike Baker handed me a huge collection of quotes, organized by topic. Here are the quotes he collected on the topic of tolerance: "Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival." ~ René Dubos ... »