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Laws and Sausages: A Day At the State Capitol

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:February 11, 2011
Post category:Nebraska Network Archives

Norlyn wrote an excellent explanation about his impressions of Nebraska’s legislative process following time spent at the State Capitol this past Monday. The visit was motivated by concern about the issues associated with the CIR and the nine bills scheduled to be heard that day. Norlyn’s article is very well written and an unfortunately accurate [...]

Hearing Testimony: Collective Bargaining By NE Govt Obstructs Spending Caps (CIR)

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:February 9, 2011
Post category:Nebraska Network Archives

Monday the Nebraska Legislature’s Business and Labor Committee convened hearings on the nine measures that propose various changes to the State’s statutes pertaining to how public employee salaries, wages, and some benefits are determined. The whole issue is being commonly referenced as “the CIR”, which is the entity that has the authority to settle disputes [...]