From the Governor’s office and Nebraska’s Unicameral
Ideas, proposals, and analysis from Nebraska’s Governor and state senators.
We are officially at the halfway point of the session. Committees will hold their final bill hearings this week, and we will begin all-day floor debate on Monday, March 2. All prio…
This week marks the halfway point in the Legislature’s 60-day session. With the budget bills being reported out by Day 40, we have a small window of opportunity left to consider bi…
or the past eight years I have served on the Appropriations committee and worked with committee members and the whole legislature to present a balanced budget to the whole legislat…
This week marked progress on key legislation that will help not only citizens of the 43rd district but Nebraskans as a whole. Rural Nebraska is facing a nursing home crisis, and w…
Bloat and waste have no place in your family’s budget, and they shouldn’t find a place in the state’s budget either. Nebraskans believe in a government that lives within its means…
The time for new bill introductions has expired with a total of 545 new measures being introduced by members of the Legislature. Floor debate on legislation carried over from the 2…
In a polarized era, it (the filibuster) disproportionately benefits parties with narrower agendas while frustrating broader public mandates...
