For the past week, we’ve been advocating for passage of two legislative measures introduced by Nebraska State Senator John Nelson; LB664 and LR29CA. Both measures would prohibit collective bargaining by the State with public employees; LB664 would repeal certain Nebraska laws that provide for the practice and LR29CA would give Nebraskans an opportunity to vote [...]
The big news Monday was the opinion issued by Judge Roger Vinson of the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in the Attorneys General lawsuit, declaring the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a/k/a Obamacare) unconstitutional. His ultimate conclusion is probably being equally celebrated and condemned in the mainstream media and [...]
Would you know what to do? (via Wired) Scenario: Your government is displeased with the communication going on in your location and pulls the plug on your internet access, most likely by telling the major ISPs to turn off service. read more
More evidence of our rights and privacy being trampled: via EFF: EFF has uncovered widespread violations stemming from FBI intelligence investigations from 2001 - 2008. In a report released today, EFF documents alarming trends in the Bureau’s intelli...
By Shelli Dawdy Please share this with anyone you know who does not want the health care law implemented. While this article has been written from a Nebraska perspective, the basic facts and information are applicable everywhere. Few Americans are aware that the health care law was written to be implemented step by step by [...]
Kaye Beach Jan 27, 2011 Not if Pete King gets his way. He’s a Republican by the way. It’s hard to tell anymore, isn’t it? He wants to grant immunity to busy bodies that report you when they think you … Continue reading ...
I posed some question that need to be answered before this huge undertaking and project of Gov. Snyder should even begin to take place. It’s your tax dollar and your state! You need to know all the details! As always please contact your Representatives to provide answers and to make your voice heard. Remember, they …
Nebraska’s government budgets are hurting most everywhere, but particularly in the State’s two largest cities. Enough fed up Omahans were paying attention when taxes were raised recently, that it kicked off a drive to recall Mayor Jim Suttle and resulted in a rare recall election. (Suttle appears to have narrowly escaped removal Tuesday). Omahans’ taxes [...]
Why isn't the media all over this? Truly tragic. via congress.org: For the second year in a row, the U.S. military has lost more troops to suicide than it has to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. The reasons are complicated and the accounting uncertain ...
From the Douglass Report; TSA claims about the safety of its radioactive full-body scanners are falling apart — and now, even the agency’s pals are backing away. Here’s the deal: In a desperate attempt to prove those scanners are safe, … Co...