It’s misogyny week in Nebraska the legislature. The misogynists will be in the form of both men and women and they are here to ensure that women know their proper place; allowing their bodies to be politicized by politicians and those holding guns like David from DEG. On Thursday, the Judiciary committee will kick off […]
Category: Bills
Year 2 of the two year session begins Janurary 8, 2020 at 10am. We hope all of you plan to testify this legislative session and in future sessions. You may want to support an incredible piece of policy, or you may want to say “Oh hell no, not in my state!” about a specific bill. […]
This Tuesday the Legislature will debate Senator Joni Albrecht’s LB 209, which she says is a “pro-woman, pro-information, pro-life, and pro-choice bill that will benefit all women who, after beginning the abortion pill process, want a second chance at choice.” What a bunch of bullshit. What this actually is is just more junk “science” aimed […]
Well, Governor Do-You-Know-Who-My-Daddy-Is is at it again. When I returned to Nebraska from the failed experiment of living in Texas for a few years, I took one look around and realized the state I returned to was not the same state I left. In Texas I had Rick Perry to deal with, but even that […]
Though we don’t know exactly when, the big day for LB670, the “Opportunities Scholars Act”, is coming soon. In what might perhaps be the best amendment troll of this legislative session, Senator Kolowski is seeking to strike the word “opportunity” from the whole document and replace it with the words “private school.” Why? Because it […]
In Episode 6, April, Stephanie, and Trish focus on issues facing Nebraska schools: a voucher proposal in the legislature, LPS school board races, and a student discipline bill. Our podcast is available on a number of platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, TuneIn, and Stitcher. You can listen to the current episode right now using the […]
Brewer’s Latest Bill to Kill Clean Wind Energy This Thursday, January 31, the Committee on Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs will hear testimony on LB 373, Senator Tom Brewer’s latest effort to kill the development of clean wind energy in Nebraska. Why is Brewer so hostile to wind energy? We refer you back to our […]
The Nebraska legislative session has begun! So we begin Episode 4 with a practical civics lesson. How do you testify on a bill (either in person or in writing)? What’s it like to testify in person? And what happens after that? And there are some big bills coming up this session (ranging from the sublime […]
