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Summer Convention Industry & Board Members – THANK YOU!
What a great convention we had in 2021! Thank you to the Kearney Holiday Inn, Meadowlark Hills, Awarii Dunes, and Fort Kearney Sport Shoot Assn for having us at their venues! Thank you also to our presenters - Sam Pendleton from Rantizo, Nick Ward from Ward...
Summer Convention Aug 24-25, 2021 – Get Registered NOW!
The 2021 Summer Convention in Kearney, Nebraska at the Holiday Inn Convention Center is shaping up to be a fantastic event that you do not want to miss! We've got some great topics to educate you, a 2-day golf tournament, Sport Shoot and Trap Shoot Tournament. Visit...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 30, 2021
"Th-th-th-that's all folks!" The 107th Legislature, First Session adjourned sine die. The Governor rightly labeled this session "historic" as tax cuts headline a long list of legislative accomplishments. Nebraskans wholeheartedly agree, notwithstanding that,...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 23, 2021
Quite a Week The Legislature is adjourned until Wednesday when they reconvene to address bills vetoed by the Governor (if there are any) and take a position on LR134, a resolution outlining the criteria to be used by the Legislature during the 2021 redistricting...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 16, 2021
The End is Near Speaker Hilgers announced that Thursday, May 27, the 107th Legislature, First Session, will adjourn sine die. Brings a tear to one's eye. It certainly does for those 49 COVID-aweary state senators. Procedurally, all General File bills, or those dogs...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 9, 2021
Guardrails According to transcripts from this legislative session, guardrails is the second most disingenuous expressive used in the Nebraska Legislature. Tax relief remains solidly in first place, while for the children has fallen to a distant third. Take LB241, for...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 2, 2021
More Money, More Spending The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Board met again to adjust their revenue predictions for this fiscal year (ending June 30) and FY2021-22 and FY2022-23. Holy Hanna! They increased projected receipts for this fiscal year by another $90...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, April 26, 2021
"Unicam, Unicam, don't tax me!" "Tax that guy behind the tree!" Last Tuesday, the Legislature approved ten bills on Final Reading. They comprise the State's $9.7 billion-ish biennial budget. With not so much as a "hurrah or harrumph," the bills were whisked to the...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, April 18, 2021
Betcha The Legislature reconvenes on Tuesday, Day 63 of this 90-day session. The $9.7 billion biennial budget is scheduled for Final Reading after advancing from Select File last Friday. And yes, the kids were active and noisy. When the Appropriations Committee...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, April 11, 2021
Budget Advances The Legislature's proposed 2-year $9.7 billion budget advanced to Select File last Friday. The Unicameral Update Page does an excellent job in summary. General File Floor debate can be like watching a mother goose protect her goslings. Picture...