A picture emerges of a candidate who is not guided by public welfare or sound judgment, but by the highly partisan interests of wealthy donors–including weakening local democracy when the governor’s interests have conflicted with Lincoln’s.
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As the Legislature continues to try to pass anti-trans legislation as part of a nation-wide scripted effort by a national anti-LGBTQ hate group to erase trans people, we are continuing to share the stories of the children and families they are directly harming. Many of these families were denied their right to testify on this […]
On January 6, just a day after taking office, new Nebraska governor “Step Into a Slim” Jim Pillen took his first steps toward financially rewarding his Good ‘Ol Boy network by announcing the creation of a new “Broadband Office” by executive order. This office will take over the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Program (NBBP), passed by […]
The state legislature is preparing to debate and vote on LB 939, the latest bill designed to steal from the poor to feed the rich. How many times will we fall for this scam? The Nebraska GOP is pulling out one of its most classic plays in LB939, because it just keeps working. The same […]
There are a lot of bills going through the legislature right now, and many deserve our attention. But today, we’re going to introduce you to LB980 and encourage you to submit online testimony today, or testify in person tomorrow. Senator McKinney introduced LB980 as part of his efforts to reform Nebraska’s justice system to make […]
Nebraskans are the Unicameral’s 2nd House – Make Your Voice Heard with Legislation in the New Year (2022) by Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek, co-Founder of the Nebraska Legislative Study Group and Independent candidate for Nebraska Legislature, representing District 4 in west Omaha *Our Senators need to hear from everyday Nebraskans how the laws impact our lives and […]
You might see an announcement that the legislature has expanded options for testimony and comment due to COVID and think, “Oh good, I can testify over video.” You would be wrong. Despite all the technological advancements that have been adopted during the pandemic, you still cannot testify with video conferencing tools. The revisions to policies […]
Hello, My name is Patricia Wonch Hill and I want to thank the Capitol Commission in advance for hearing my public comments today. I am here today because I am looking for clarification and for an update from this commission to the use and rules of the public spaces on the capitol grounds. The Nebraska […]
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Ernie Chambers – Black
I tell them there are only two labels I accept: my name, which my mother gave me, and black. Black is a term that carries with it connotations: the lynchings, the bombings, the burnings, the castrations, the raping of our women and our children. -Ernest William Chambers There’s a tradition in the Nebraska legislature for […]
If we want to be generous to Nebraska State Senator Suzanne Geist, we could credit her for being a conservative who, unlike some in her party, has at least acknowledged that she has not been clued in to the racial strife in this country. Recently, the Lincoln Journal Star ran an article profiling Geist and […]
