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Public Employee Unions: Breaking State and Local Budgets

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:February 2, 2011
Post category:Legislation Nebraska Network Archives

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 [...]

Budget Buster Fix: Prohibit Collective Bargaining By Public Employees

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:January 26, 2011
Post category:Legislation Nebraska Network Archives

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 [...]