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Unicameral’s Bills, Bills, Bills Leave Nebraska in the Red and THIS Nebraskan Seeing Red

Originally published April 16, 2012, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Unicameral’s Bills, Bills, Bills Leave Nebraska in the Red and THIS Nebraskan Seeing Red

“‘Next January … you are going to be begging and pleading and scratching and clawing for every dime,’ Omaha Sen. Burke Harr warned his colleagues during floor debate . . . ‘We don’t have the money.'” ~ “’Sadly, the . . . senators who supported these proposals have no plan for our financial future except […]

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Jane Kleeb: Just a Talking Head or an Alinsky Wanna Be?

Originally published October 16, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 5 Comments

Jane Kleeb: Just a Talking Head or an Alinsky Wanna Be?

Think I was rude in my recent article? Too hard on poor Jane Kleeb? Over-emphasizing her leftist tendencies because of the pipeline issue? Unfortunately, there’s more. Problems in politics and public policy seem to be like cockroaches; for every one you see there are at least one hundred more in the wall. The TransCanada pipeline […]

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Nebraska Three Faces of Eve: Jane Kleeb – Farmer, Pundit, or Radical Leftist?

Originally published October 14, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 1 Comment

Nebraska Three Faces of Eve: Jane Kleeb – Farmer, Pundit, or Radical Leftist?

Some bits of information noted in our articles about the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline project: Many Nebraskans who oppose the pipeline project or who simply want the route changed are citing environmentalist jargon in making their case. Nebraskans who call themselves conservative are working with or supporting groups and individuals with whom they would normally […]

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NE Unicameral on TransCanada Pipeline: Torturing Words, Logic & State Sovereignty

Originally published October 7, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 11, 2011. 2 Comments

NE Unicameral on TransCanada Pipeline: Torturing Words, Logic & State Sovereignty

“It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that […]

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#1 Question for Lee Terry: What DID You Do With That 2010 CRS Report About Pipeline Authority?

Originally published October 4, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. 2 Comments

#1 Question for Lee Terry: What DID You Do With That 2010 CRS Report About Pipeline Authority?

Updated October 26, 2011: Considering the popularity of this article, we thought it important to list all of our TransCanada / Keystone XL pipeline pieces: If you are going to read one article, we recommend #4, as it best summarizes the whole subject. Note that there are links in each to prior articles. 1) Transcending […]

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NE Ruling Class and the Media – Lincoln Journal Star’s Don Walton

Originally published September 23, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 27, 2018. 1 Comment

NE Ruling Class and the Media – Lincoln Journal Star’s Don Walton

Editor’s Note: This is the eighth article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all other […]

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Deserving of Darts: President Obama and “Some rigid idea”

Originally published September 9, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. Leave a Comment

Deserving of Darts: President Obama and “Some rigid idea”

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Ben Nelson: A Hypocrite and Of Course Deserving of Darts

Originally published August 18, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. 6 Comments

Ben Nelson: A Hypocrite and Of Course Deserving of Darts

Ben Nelson is Deserving of Darts for two important reasons: 1) Health Care Law: Providing the 60th vote for cloture on the health care law and the attendant “Cornhusker Kickback” 2) Hypocrisy: Saying he voted “No” on the debt debacle because he was concerned about cuts to the Medicare program In November 2012 – Ben […]

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Fortenberry Townhall in Lincoln: The Good. Next up…the Bad & Very Ugly

Originally published August 9, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. Leave a Comment

Fortenberry Townhall in Lincoln: The Good. Next up…the Bad & Very Ugly

Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, Nebraska’s current First Congressional District representative, convened a townhall late Monday afternoon at Southeast Community College. Folks who read our articles regularly know that we have written quite a few about Fortenberry, and that he is the elected official who has been the most “Deserving of Darts” since we adopted our friendly […]

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Sen. Kathy Campbell Just Wants to Talk About DOUBLING the Gas Tax

Originally published January 25, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. 2 Comments

By Shelli Dawdy To listen to the radio interview referenced in this article, click here.[1. If you attempt to listen to the show but are unable to do so, please let us know. We have been having a lot of trouble linking to KLIN’s shows recently. If the issue continues, we need to try yet […]

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