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Unicameral Finally Made Unlisted Tax Committee Legal After 30 Years

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:November 13, 2012
Post category:Nebraska Network Archives

In the week and a half before the election, we gave two presentations about Proposed Amendments No. 3 and 4 on the Nebraska ballot, which would have extended the term limits for Nebraska State Senators Nebraskans voted into the State Constitution in 2000 and would have increased their salaries from $12,000 to $22,500 per year. We decided to focus on those two Amendments because we knew, based on our research and direct experiences, that our State Legislators consistently seek very wrong solutions to some big problems in our Unicameral. We focus on just one of those problems here which just keeps rearing its ugly head. Source post to continue reading article CLC Permalink: https:/?p=83700

Pumping Up Politics, Prices: Transcanada Keystone XL Pipeline

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:April 4, 2012
Post category:Features Nebraska Network Archives Property Rights

From my article of November 2, 2011, “TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices“: “The TransCanada Keystone Xl pipeline project will result in increased gas and diesel prices in 15 Midwestern States – to the detriment of those states’ citizens and economies.” While I continue to ponder the question… How much more… more

Deserving of Darts: NE Unicameral – Voter ID Bites the Dust

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:April 1, 2012
Post category:Nebraska Network Archives

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

The New National Past Time: Pipeline Hot Potato

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:November 12, 2011
Post category:Federal Foreign Policy Nebraska Network Archives Sovereignty

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! Wait… Is that a football? No, but it is brown. And it is oblong. Hey, it’s smoking! Wait! It’s a hot potato! It’s America’s new national past time and no, sorry, Husker fans, it is not football. It’s called Pipeline Hot Potato. So, let’s play! Let’s meet our… more

NE Ruling Class and the Media – Lincoln Journal Star’s Don Walton

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:September 23, 2011
Post category:Nebraska Network Archives

Editor’s Note: This is the eighth article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all other… more

Amendment 1 Smooths and Widens the Path to Fiscal Irresponsibility

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:October 27, 2010
Post category:Federal Nebraska Network Archives

The State of Nebraska already gets 40 percent of its operating funds from the federal government. But such money comes with strings attached. In return, the state relinquishes control over significant parts of its budget to the whims of federal bureaucrats. Now, ask yourself this question — Do you really think it’s wise to allow [...]