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VIDEO Exclusive: NE Teachers’ Union Wants “Pet” NE Senators to “Stay”

Originally published November 5, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 13, 2016. Leave a Comment

VIDEO Exclusive: NE Teachers’ Union Wants “Pet” NE Senators to “Stay”

NE’s most powerful special interest lobby supports “the public option” for health care and other extreme left-wing agenda items, and in addition to their “investments” in many of our elected officials, NSEA has moved to provide $5,000 for radio ads to advocate for the extension of NE State Senators’ term limits. Read full articleVIDEO Exclusive: NE Teachers’ Union Wants “Pet” NE Senators to “Stay”

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NEGOP Tried to Capitalize on Grassroots Candidate Loss & CIR Reform Failure

Originally published September 14, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 26, 2014. 14 Comments

NEGOP Tried to Capitalize on Grassroots Candidate Loss & CIR Reform Failure

Updated Editor’s Note: This is the sixth 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 […]

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A More Perfect Union: Obama Labor Day Love (& Hate) Fest

Originally published September 6, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 16, 2014. Leave a Comment

A More Perfect Union: Obama Labor Day Love (& Hate) Fest

I would really like to thank the President for helping to tee up this article for me. I was busy this weekend and I was trying to figure out how to bring my disparate thoughts together about Labor Day for an article. Thank you, Mr. President, for… Participating in an event organized by labor unions […]

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Too Many Opponents of Collective Bargaining Reform (CIR) in Nebraska Have a Horse in the Race

Originally published February 23, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated February 23, 2011. 2 Comments

Too Many Opponents of Collective Bargaining Reform (CIR) in Nebraska Have a Horse in the Race

Image from horseclipart.com As with any other very important issue of public policy, it is necessary to consider the potential biases and interests of the parties who make assertions or advocate for particular outcomes when you begin to inform yourself about each of the various proposals to solve the problems presented by collective bargaining by […]

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