by Mick Mines | April 13, 2020 | Advocacy
Primary Elections – May 12 With one month until Nebraska’s Primary Elections, let’s take a look at the candidates and Carnac the results. In consultation with many undependable sources, and with certain callous intentions, these hermetically sealed...
by Mick Mines | April 6, 2020 | Advocacy
The way it is Nebraska’s 2020 legislative session and all public hearings are suspended until the Speaker of the Legislature deems it safe to reconvene. Senators and their offices continue their work from remote locations. Governor Ricketts has repeatedly said,...
by Mick Mines | March 30, 2020 | Advocacy
Zoom Tragically, two coronavirus-related deaths have occurred in Nebraska. One each in Douglas and Hall Counties. More than 100 confirmed cases are reported statewide. According to the latest US Census Bureau, approximately 1,934,306 Nebraskans have not tested for or...
by Mick Mines | March 23, 2020 | Advocacy
Reconvene That was a long short week. The Legislature’s original agenda called for a four-day week, Tuesday through Friday. However, on Monday, Speaker Scheer responded to COVID-19 concerns and told senators to make like fruit haters and diss a pear until...
by Mick Mines | March 16, 2020 | Advocacy
Be Well! Speaker Jim Scheer announced new precautions for the Legislature in response to COVID-19 concerns. His decision to reconvene the body will be day-to-day, rather than adhering to the set schedule. Twenty days remain in this sixty-day session. Until further...
by Mick Mines | March 9, 2020 | Advocacy
Campaigns Pause your TV and turn your attention (or lack thereof) away from the claptrap of federal campaigns. Especially those polyethylene media big mouths who believe we can’t possibly understand what candidates tell us without their interpretation. Instead,...
