Published by Dave September 7th, 2007
Random Ramblings and notes for you on a Friday:
The Douglas County Democratic Party got some good all around press coverage for the 2008 caucus. More from our own Catherine Leo at the NDP here. Kyle discusses the Republican response here.
In case you missed it: Jon Bruning blatantly ignores campaign finance laws and pays for a [...]
Published by Dave May 9th, 2007
It’s been a while since we’ve taken a look at the unicameral (the folks over at Paging Power do a great job of that), but a few things have happened recently which are rather important, so I figured it merited our attention here.
First there’s LB 367, the “tax cut” package. While it’s not quite as [...]
Published by Dave March 28th, 2007
Yesterday, LB 405, which would increase the size of the Omaha City Council to 9 members, passed the first round of voting in the unicameral, 25-16. The bill, introduced by Sen. Dwite Pedersen of Elkhorn, and co-sponsored by Sen. Gwen Howard of Omaha, was the subject of some heated debate yesterday in the legislature.
I worry [...]
Published by chief March 4th, 2007
I received an email from the Center for People in Need today. The email referenced the anti-bullying bill in the Nebraska Legislature. Many of you are familiar with the bill, and familiar with State Senator Philip Erdman’s attempt to derail it. I’ve included the email below, and some other stuff.
PLEASE STOP ATTEMPT [...]
Published by Dave February 20th, 2007
News from the Omaha World Herald:
LINCOLN – Elkhorn residents would get a bigger voice in Omaha city government under a bill advanced Tuesday to the full Legislature.
Legislative Bill 405 would add two members to the City Council, increasing the total to nine, and require that district boundaries be redrawn. The new members would be [...]
Published by Dave January 13th, 2007
If anybody can come up with a better name for this weekly update, leave a suggestion in the comments. I’m going to try to put this on Saturdays, since that allows me to cover the whole week. All the unicameral news from this week, including Governor Heineman’s plan to gut the University of Nebraska, after [...]
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