by Mick Mines | January 30, 2017 | Advocacy
Expulsion The long, slow countdown on the political career of state senator, Bill Kintner, reached DEFCON 5 last week. If you don’t know good ol’ Bill, he’s the type of guy who: you can count on to insult his political opponents. gives political...
by Rebecca Barker | January 23, 2017 | Front Page
Think you know about fertilizer? Think again. The U.S. fertilizer industry contributes $162 billion to the U.S. economy. The fertilizer producers, wholesalers and retailers, and the businesses that serve them support 515,900 U.S. jobs with total annual compensation of...
by Mick Mines | January 23, 2017 | Advocacy
Lebowski The legislative schedule now has senators debating issues in the George Norris Chamber, mornings, 9am-noon. Lunch is noon-1:30 pm. Committee hearings begin at 1:30 pm and wrap-up whenever the gas seeps out of the room. Little can be written that would make...
by Mick Mines | January 16, 2017 | Advocacy
Partisanship and naps Through eight days, senators have introduced 430 bills and one constitutional amendment that would require voter identification. You might ask yourself, “How do 49 senators come up with so many great ideas?” You know the...
by Rebecca Barker | January 9, 2017 | Association Events
Our annual Expo came together on January 10-11, 2017, at the CenturyLink Center and Hilton Hotel in Omaha. The move back to January from the last two years in December helped to boost attendance and the milder weather didn’t hurt either. Thank you to to many...