by Mick Mines | February 20, 2017 | Advocacy
Timeout After 31 acrimonious eye poking days of debate on the floor of the Legislature, Coach (Speaker) Scheer, called a timeout. Infractions have escalated since Day 1 when Team Majority scored on the old Student Body Right and captured nearly every leadership...
by Mick Mines | February 13, 2017 | Advocacy
Making Soup Lawmaking is not supposed to be easy. Love the analogy about making soup. This 104th Legislature, 1st Session is contentious and far from easy. Much like our nation’s capitol. The Right holds the majority, the Left is in the minority, and a few...
by Scott Merritt | February 10, 2017 | Advocacy, Association News
The Nebraska Agri-Business Association joined a host of other farm and agri-business related associations and companies in supporting Sonny Perdue for Secretary of Agriculture. Click here to read the letter.
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...
