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Health Care Law’s Achilles Heel? A Growing Legal Morass

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Ruling: State Lawsuit Against Illegal ObamaCare IRS Rule Can Proceed

On August 11, 2013, a federal judge ruled that the State of Oklahoma has standing to proceed with a lawsuit… [more]

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Who’s Hate-filled and Bitter? Marriage, Domestic Partner Benefits & Fairness Ordinance

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Not Really Adjourned: NE Legislature, Medicaid Expansion, ObamaCare

"No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session." ~ Gideon J. Tucker,… [more]

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NE Dems’ Attack on Business, Whitehead OUT OF GAS

"It is our business to puncture gas bags and discover the seeds of truth." ~ Virginia Woolf, "Thoughts… [more]

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Leirion Gaylor Baird’s Tax-Raising Petition Story Tough to Swallow

On April 15, 2013, Nebraska Watchdog published "Lincoln council candidate mistakenly signed petition… [more]

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Ruling: State Lawsuit Against Illegal ObamaCare IRS Rule Can Proceed

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On August 11, 2013, a federal judge ruled that the State of Oklahoma has standing to proceed with a lawsuit challenging an Internal Revenue Service rule issued in May 2012 regarding premium subsidies in the form of tax c[...] Read more »

Who’s Hate-filled and Bitter? Marriage, Domestic Partner Benefits & Fairness Ordinance

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On December 2, 2011, we published an article entitled “NU Domestic Partner Benefits: Trying to Keep Up With The (Immoral) Joneses”, about the Nebraska Board of Regents’ consideration of a policy to exte[...] Read more »

Not Really Adjourned: NE Legislature, Medicaid Expansion, ObamaCare

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“No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” ~ Gideon J. Tucker, 1866 Wednesday, June 5, was the final day of the 103rd Unicameral, 1st Session. I wish I could say:[...] Read more »

Senator Bob Krist Withdraws As Co-Introducer of Medicaid Expansion Bill (LB577)

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District 10 GOP Senator Bob Krist withdrew as co-introducer of the bill aimed at an extensive expansion of Nebraska's largest welfare program. So, now what?[...] Read more »

Nebraska Medicaid Expansion: LB577 in Limbo

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Just how much of the health care law will be implemented in Nebraska now depends in large measure on what the events in the Unicameral Tuesday and Wednesday actually mean. State Legislators spent the majority of their ti[...] Read more »

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Health Care Law’s Achilles Heel? A Growing Legal Morass

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On August 11, 2013, a federal judge ruled that the State of Oklahoma has standing to proceed with a [...] Read more »

Are Nebraskans Giving In On ObamaCare? If so, why?!

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Nebraskans, your action is NECESSARY. Please see the bottom of the article for: FLYER to download, r[...] Read more »

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I am in receipt of your recent Chairman's Report update, and would like to report an injury; I have some bruising of the chin area, sustained when my jaw hit the floor fr[...] Read more »

Dr. Benjamin Carson — Speaking Truth to Power

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The phrase “speaking truth to power” is actually of Quaker origin from the fairly recent past — 1955 to be exact.  It was the title of a pamphlet publi[...] Read more »

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NE Teachers Union Funded Term Limit Extension Ads

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Radio ads advocating for the extension of the current limit on Nebraska State SenatorsR[...] Read more »

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Who’s Hate-filled and Bitter? Marriage, Domestic Partner Benefits & Fairness Ordinance

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On December 2, 2011, we published an article entitled “NU Domestic Partner Benefits: Trying to Keep Up With The (Immoral) Joneses”, about the Nebraska Board of Regents’ con[...] Read more »

How to Vote on City of Lincoln Charter Amendments on May 7 Ballot?

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The Tuesday, May 7, City of Lincoln General Election ballot has two proposed amendments to the City's Charter. Understandably, voters are looking for additional information about those amend[...] Read more »

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History Has Proven Nullification a Failure – Just Look at REAL ID

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This is Part 2 in a continuing series on nullification. For Part 1, click HERE. In Part 1, I explained that in the past year, I’ve come to realize that nullification is not a solution that should be pursued by the states. That change of opinion, the result of much […] Read more »

Why Process Matters

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A great deal has been said in the Lincoln Journal Star and elsewhere about the "fairness" ordinance passed by the Lincoln City Council. It is a great mistake to say that the process by which the Council amended the ordinance does not matter. It matters a great deal. Read more »

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