by Mick Mines | February 6, 2017 | Advocacy
Balance the Budget The state’s fiscal year will end 6/30/17. Before the Legislature begins work on the next biennial budget (2017/18 – 2018/19), they have a small matter to clean-up. A $145 million-ish hole in the current budget. LB22 was introduced on...
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 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 Mick Mines | January 9, 2017 | Advocacy
THE HOUSE IS A ROCKIN’, DON’T BOTHER KNOCKIN’ Only 87 days remain in Nebraska’s “long” legislative session. Seventeen perky Freshmen senators swore to defend the constitutions of the United States and Nebraska. Then, the...
