If YOU landed here for the first time, looking for a sample ballot or additional information and opinions regarding items that will appear on your ballot, know that you are decidedly not alone. Traffic statistics for our site are proving, once again, voters want to see sample ballots as early as possible, and they want […]
Unemployment Rate Confusion Explained in 2 Minutes
I think about 120 seconds is all it is likely to take to understand what’s going on with the unemployment rate. Let’s say 30 seconds seconds per image and any accompanying text: Let’s start with something that confirms skepticism expressed about the unemployment number reported on October 5, 2012, which was 7.8%, and provides necessary […]
Political Hacks Swarm NE: Invasion of the Bus People
I don’t know if everyone reading this is old enough to remember all the press about “the boat people” fleeing Vietnam in the ’70s. According to Wikipedia, references to the boat people “came into common use during the late 1970s with the mass departure of Vietnamese refugees from Communist-controlled Vietnam, following the Vietnam War.” Desperate […]
Lancaster & Douglas County Sample Ballots: NE Primary Election May 15, 2012
**NOTE** This information is about the May 2012 *primary*, NOT the general election. For a Lancaster County, NE Sample Ballot for November 6, 2012 – click
VIDEO NE State Senators Debate & Vote LB599 Medicaid Expansion for Illegals
Below is video from last Wednesday’s Unicameral floor speeches and the votes to over ride the Governor’s vetoes of LB599 and its funding bill, LB599A. Each video is proceeded by: Senator’s name and district number Re-election status Detailed list of how each Senator voted in each of the four rounds required to pass the bills […]
NE Legislature Passes Reckless Medicaid Expansion Providing Benefits to Illegal Immigrants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 19, 2012 Media Inquiries Nebraska Legislature Passes Reckless Medicaid Expansion Providing Benefits to Illegal Immigrants Lincoln, NE Nebraska’s State Legislature voted Wednesday afternoon, the 60th and final day of the 102nd Unicameral, 2nd Session, to override Governor Dave Heineman’s veto of LB599, a bill which creates a separate Nebraska Medicaid […]
How NE Senators Voted: LB599 (and FUNDING) Veto Overrides
How NE State Senators voted on LB599 veto override AND its funding mechanism. We’ve also provided information on Senators’ re-election status. Read full articleHow NE Senators Voted: LB599 (and FUNDING) Veto Overrides
More on GOP Senate Candidates: Don Stenberg
This article is part of a continuing series about candidates for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson. Our first look at each candidate includes some general information and links to databases about campaign finances, voting records, and some news reports. Prior articles: Jon Bruning Announces Bid for Senate […]
Nebraska US Senate GOP Candidate Spencer Zimmerman
UPDATED: May 11, 2012 Updates are in blue text As noted in a couple of prior articles (for a list, scroll to the bottom), we’ll be looking into all of the candidates for Nebraska’s U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson. In our first round looking at each candidate, we’re sharing some basic preliminary […]
