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Objective Conservative
Jan 29There is just so much out there to comment on that our unpaid staff just can't deal with everything in detail. So here is our brief consensus on some of those issues:Our applause goes to Mike Groene of North Platte for the effort he and others have s... »
Bill would Limit TIF
Nebraska Watchdog
Jan 24Lincoln and Omaha officials cautioned a legislative committee against supporting a bill that would limit how much cities can use an economic development tool in which property taxes are diverted toward redevelopment projects. Bellevue Sen. Abbie Cornet... »
Bruning Wants Debates, but Won’t Commit to a Number
Nebraska Watchdog
Jan 23Attorney General Jon Bruning said today he’s anxious to hold debates with the other Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate, but thinks it’s too early to say how many should be held. “I’m anxious to do debates,” he said during a press conference Mond... »
A Statewide Tour for the Governor
Objective Conservative
Jan 11Governor Heineman just sent us an e-mail noting that he will deliver his State of the State Address tomorrow and will follow it up with a seven-city tour of the state by himself and Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy. We know he's done this before but one can'... »
The extent to which the thought of terrorism freaks us out
Brynn Jacobs
Jan 04How much is our conception of risk warped by the thought of "terrorism?" Consider that there was a study conducted prior to 9/11 in which people were willing to pay more for insurance to protect them from terrorism than from any cause of death: A furth... »