The Nebraska Unicameral, is, as we all know, a one house legislative body, and, officially “non-partisan”. After having observed the legislative process for quite some time, both from a distance, and up close, we stopped puzzling over this paradigm. What the Nebraska Unicameral is, is clear. Last fall, Linda wrote the following article: Nebraska is… more
Think I was rude in my recent article? Too hard on poor Jane Kleeb? Over-emphasizing her leftist tendencies because of the pipeline issue? Unfortunately, there’s more. Problems in politics and public policy seem to be like cockroaches; for every one you see there are at least one hundred more in the wall. The TransCanada pipeline… more
Some bits of information noted in our articles about the TransCanada pipeline project: Many Nebraskans who oppose the pipeline project or who simply want the route changed are citing environmentalist lingo in making their case. Nebraskans who call themselves conservative are working with or supporting groups and individuals with whom they would normally say they… more
Several articles we've published recently reported on a meeting of Nebraska Senators representing districts in Lancaster that occurred on November 17 in Lincoln. One of those articles, NE Senators Meeting 11/17 Part 2: Voices Not Often Heard, focused on remarks Linda and I made addressing core questions regarding the true purpose of government and whether or not the $900 million+ - $1.4 billion budget shortfall is being taken seriously enough. Linda focused in particular on the serious problems with Nebraska's Medicaid system. Following the meeting, Linda sent a letter to the Senators who attended to reinforce several of the points she'd made, which we are sharing, below. Linda did some additional research following writing her letter, which lays out even more problems coming with Medicaid, which you can read about HERE.
Nebraska Senators representing Lancaster County convened a public meeting on Wednesday, November 17, at the Lincoln Public School District building at 59th & O St. The first half of the meeting, allocated to the subject of problems with Nebraska’s child welfare system were reviewed in an article located HERE, an accounting of comments by myself [...]
by Shelli Dawdy The City of Lincoln has had some serious budget problems for many years running, and there seems no end in sight to the trend of living beyond our means, especially considering the May 11 vote to approve the building of the new arena. There have been a number articles on the topic [...]
Those of us who believe our state and our country are going very much in the wrong direction should expect it will require much from all of us. Are we all doing all that we can do? George Washington’s favorite play was Cato, the story of a Roman who struggled, along with others to preserve [...]
For readers’ convenience, we have prepared a printable PDF version of the election information we’ve put out. Feel free to download, print, and share. Just click anywhere on either snapshot below to download and view. If you’d rather view the full-sized PDF before downloading and printing, click HERE. I have set the link to open [...]
Several candidates we mentioned previously have been interviewed on KLIN’s Jack and John In The Morning Show and Drive Time Lincoln with Coby Mach. Click the candidate’s name to listen to the interview. We recommend keeping an eye on KLIN’s front page as there seem to be new interviews added daily. Brent Smoyer for Lancaster [...]
We urge everyone to do their homework and make up their own minds about who they believe is worthy of their vote. However, if you are looking for some insight from those of us at GiN, we have included information here for your consideration about where we stand regarding particular districts and a few candidates. [...]