by Mick Mines | April 4, 2022 | Advocacy
Linehan US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry resigned from Congress yesterday. Read about it everywhere else. State Senator Lou Ann Linehan is in her fourth year as chair of the Legislature’s powerful Revenue Committee. She’s tough, intelligent, and strategic. She is...
by Mick Mines | March 28, 2022 | Advocacy
ARPA (Not The Cryptocurrency) The Legislature reconvenes on Tuesday, Day 45 of this short (60-days) session, and that Window O’ Opportunities is quickly sliding shut. In this the second year of Nebraska’s biennial budget, the state coffers are utterly...
by Mick Mines | March 21, 2022 | Advocacy
Tension Senator Brewer’s always contentious bill to eliminate the concealed carry handgun permit withstood an 8-hour filibuster before advancing to Select File. It wasn’t pleasant for either side of the aisle, but for pure entertainment value – four...
by Mick Mines | March 11, 2022 | Advocacy
Little Time – Plenty Money The obligatory public hearings for every bill introduced this session are finis! There are now 21 legislative days before the kids go home for the year. Speaker (and candidate for Attorney General) Mike Hilgers announced his intention...
by Mick Mines | March 7, 2022 | Advocacy
Consent Calendar District 42 State Senator Mike Groene resigned last Monday. On Wednesday, Governor Ricketts appointed North Platte’s Mike Jacobson to complete the remainder of Groene’s, now his, term. Jacobson is a banker and filed for election to his new...
by Mick Mines | February 28, 2022 | Advocacy
Resignation State Senator Mike Groene (North Platte) resigns from the Legislature tomorrow. Check your local rag for the sorted details about if/how he allegedly objectified and demeaned one of his legislative employees. The Governor will quickly fill the vacant seat...
