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Candidate Profile: Tom Carlson for Governor

Originally published April 19, 2014, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Candidate Profile: Tom Carlson for Governor

Due to other commitments which tend to monopolize my time these days, I’ve been hesitant to continue the GiN tradition of publishing candidate profiles for fear I could not do them justice.  However, it occurred to me today that the GiN archives are a goldmine of information about a few of the current crop of […]

Filed Under: 2014 Elections, Elections, Featured, Governor, Labor Unions, Nebraska, Senators, Unicameral Tagged With: 2014 primary election, candidate for governor, carlson for governor, Featured, gin, governor's race, Grassroots in Nebraska, legislature, May 13 primary election, ne, nebr, nebraska, nebraska governor's race 2014, nebraska legislature, nebraska primary election, nebraska unicameral, potential gubernatorial candidates 2014, primary election, republican candidate for governor, republicans running for governor, senator tom carlson, tom carlson, Unicameral

Osborn/Sasse: Why Endorsements are Worthless . . . Mostly

Originally published April 12, 2014, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 6 Comments

Osborn/Sasse: Why Endorsements are Worthless . . . Mostly

I got a call a week or so ago from a former neighbor who was excited about Ben Sasse’s candidacy for the Nebraska U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mike Johanns.  After explaining why she’s so enthused by what she’s seen during Sasse’s campaign appearances, she urged me to consider voting for Sasse in the […]

Filed Under: Activism, Congress, Elections, Featured, Nebraska, Republican Party, Ruling Class, Senators, Taking Action, Tea Party, US Senate Tagged With: activism, ben sasse, coopting tea party, establishment republicans, freedomworks, gin, grassroots, Grassroots in Nebraska, nebraska republican party, negop, negrassroots, party politics, patrick bonnett, political endorsements, ruling class, shane osborn, Tea Party

Not Really Adjourned: NE Legislature, Medicaid Expansion, ObamaCare

Originally published June 11, 2013, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

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, 18661The quotation is often attributed to Mark Twain, but that’s an error. We previously gave attribution to Twain ourselves. Gideon Tucker does …continue Wednesday, June 5, was the final day of the 103rd Unicameral, 1st Session. I […]

Filed Under: Featured, Health Care, Medicaid, Nebraska, Senators, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: beau mccoy, colby coash, health care law, kathy campbell, lb577, medicaid, medicaid expansion, nebraska department of health and human services, nebraska republicans, obamacare, state legislature, Unicameral

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

Originally published April 20, 2013, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

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

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

Filed Under: Health Care, Medicaid, Senators, State Legislation Tagged With: aca, bob krist, cedars youth services, douglas county republican party, greg adams, Health Care, health care law, heath mello, jeremy nordquist, kathy campbell, lb577, legislative debate, legislative journal, medicaid, medicaid expansion, nebraska, nebraska medicaid, negop, obamacare, one world clinic, patient protection and affordable care act, ppaca, sara howard

LB512 and Common Core — A Potential Threat to Local Control of Schools

Originally published March 18, 2013, By Linda. Updated May 14, 2016. 3 Comments

LB512 and Common Core — A Potential Threat to Local Control of Schools

Just a quick post today to call your attention to a bill in the Unicameral that’s not attracting much attention, but should.  WHEN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HELD A HEARING CONCERNING THIS BILL ON FEBRUARY 25TH, NO ONE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION. LB512 was introduced by Senator Jim Scheer (Dist. 19), who’s a new face in the […]

Filed Under: Big Brother Government, Data Gathering, Education, Featured, Government Spending, Nebraska, Senators, State Legislation, State Sovereignty, Stimulus, Unicameral Tagged With: 10th Amendment, bill and melinda gates foundation, bribing state governments to accept federal control, common core curriculum, common core state standards, Education, k through 12 educational standards, language arts standards, local control of education, math standards, nebraska department of education, nebraska state board of education, race to the top program, standards for math, state sovereignty, state standards for education, stimulus funds, u.s. department of education grants

Senator Nordquist Admits His Associations Appear Improper — Sorta

Originally published March 6, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Senator Nordquist Admits His Associations Appear Improper — Sorta

Last week I decided to have a conversation with the Counsel for the Accountability and Disclosure Commission about concerns I first disclosed in an editorial published in the Lincoln Journal-Star and reprinted here that I titled “Senator Jeremy Nordquist Listens to His Master’s Voice . . . But Who’s His Master?”  My concerns about Senator […]

Filed Under: Beneficiaries, Character, Clients, Featured, Health Care, Medicaid, Ruling Class, Senators, State Legislation Tagged With: abstain from voting, appearance of impropriety, building bright futures, building healthy futures, conflicts of interest, ethical concerns, ethical rules for nebraska politicians, ethical rules for nebraska state senators, ethical violations by nebraska senators, ethics, ethics nebraska unicameral, governmental ethics, nebraska accountability and disclosure commission, nebraska state senators ethics, one world, one world community health center, one world health center, public confidence in government, public faith in government, public trust, self dealing, self interest of state senators, self-dealing by senators, senator jeremy nordquist, unethical, unethical conduct, violation of public trust, vote selling

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

Originally published March 5, 2013, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

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

Nebraskans, your action is NECESSARY. Please see the bottom of the article for: FLYER to download, read, share, print, and distribute Recommendations Are YOU among the majority of Nebraskans opposed to “ObamaCare”? If so, YOU should be keenly interested in the Medicaid Expansion bill, LB577, and alerting people you know to WAKE UP now about […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Ben Nelson, Featured, Governor, Health Care, Nebraska, Republican Party, Senators, State Legislation Tagged With: attorney general, Ben Nelson, cornhusker kickback, dave heineman, dump daschle, health care law, historic election results, incumbents, jeremy nordquist, jon bruning, lb577, medicaid expansion, nebraska senators, obamacare, omaha world herald, opinion polls health care nebraska, owh polling, patient protection and affordable care act, ppaca, re-election, south dakota, state legislature, tom daschle, Unicameral, vote for cloture

NEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats

Originally published March 1, 2013, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

NEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats

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 from incredulity. This from the state Republican Party chairman whose senators own a super majority in the legislature, the same legislature that is about to pass without serious debate, challenge, or objection, a huge increase in the Nebraska Medicaid entitlement program?  Read full articleNEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Budget, Constitution, Featured, Government Spending, Governor, Health Care, Republican Party, Ruling Class, Senators, State Legislation Tagged With: campaign issues, chairman's report, colby coash, election issues, electoral college, federal deficit, federal funding, health care implementation, jeremy nordquist, kathy campbell, lb577 nebraska, lb599, mark fahleson, medicaid expansion, nebraska budget, nebraska electoral votes, nebraska legislature, nebraska medicaid, nebraska republicans, negop, negop scc, obamacare, party politics, ppaca, repeal obamacare, republican party, republican super majority, state spending, stop obamacare, Unicameral

Unicameral’s Health Committee to Hear Medicaid Expansion Bill (LB577) Feb. 28th

Originally published February 27, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

Unicameral’s Health Committee to Hear Medicaid Expansion Bill (LB577) Feb. 28th

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series, see the bottom for a complete list. The Unicameral’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow, February 28th, on LB577, the bill to expand the state’s Medicaid program, and on LB578, a companion bill to create a funding mechanism for expansion.  It’s scheduled […]

Filed Under: Action Alerts, Budget, Charity vs Welfare, Featured, Government Spending, Medicaid, Personal Responsibility, Senators, State Legislation, Taxes, Unicameral, Welfare Tagged With: arguments against medicaid expansion, expanding medicaid, expanding welfare, lb 577, lb577, legislative hearing, medicaid expansion, medicaid funding, medicaid funds, medicaid spending, nebraska health and human services committee, nebraska legislature, nebraska medicaid program, oppose medicaid expansion

Pelosian Economics: Medicaid Expansion as Fiscal Stimulus

Originally published February 26, 2013, By Linda. Updated May 11, 2017. Leave a Comment

Pelosian Economics: Medicaid Expansion as Fiscal Stimulus

Supporters of LB577, the bill that would expand Medicaid in Nebraska, argue that expansion will result in an economic boom due to the infusion of approximately $3.5 billion in “free” federal tax dollars. Specifically, they predict at least $700 million annually in new economic activity, which could finance at least 10,000 new jobs annually, from […]

Filed Under: Budget, Charity vs Welfare, Founding Principles, Government Spending, Medicaid, Personal Responsibility, Progressivism, Senators, State Legislation, State Sovereignty, Stimulus, Taxes, Welfare Tagged With: arguments against expanding medicaid, arguments re expanding medicaid, carnac the magnificent, expanding medicaid, extending unemployment benefits, food stamps, food stamps as job creator, food stamps creates jobs, happy days are here again, keynesian stimulus, keynsian economics, lb 577, lb577, medicaid expansion, medicaid extension creates jobs, medicaid spending, Nancy Pelosi, ne medicaid, nebraska medicaid, opportunity cost, snap program, stimulus spending, unemployment, unemployment as job creator, unemployment benefits, unemployment benefits extension, unemployment creates jobs, unemployment insurance, welfare spending

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