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Senate Race Rope a Dope? Heineman, Bruning & Deb Fischer…and Stenberg

Originally published May 15, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated April 22, 2018. 9 Comments

Senate Race Rope a Dope? Heineman, Bruning & Deb Fischer…and Stenberg

UPDATED May 16, 2012: Note that this article was published earlier in the day Tuesday, before the polls even closed. I am not going to make any changes to this article so that you can read it, as written, before the race was declared. The only point to note, I believe, is that it is […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Elections, Featured, Federal, Nebraska, Senators, Uncategorized, US Senate Tagged With: afp-ne, americans for prosperity, anrold stuthman, beau mccoy, brian beuscher, bruning for attorney general, campaign finance, carol burling, committee to elect eurek for ne legislature, dave heineman, deb fischer, dennis utter, dennis utter for legislature, dierks for legislature, eurek, expenditures by candidates, financial disclosure laws, fischer for legislature, garwood for legislature, governor heineman appointees, governor heineman committee, heineman appointment, j. peter ricketts, john harms, john n. harms for legislature, jon bruning, kutack rock law firm, leveraging political donations, Mark Christensen, mark christensen for legislature, mark fahelson, mccoy for legislature, meridian central public affairs, mike friend, mike friend for legislature, ne afp, ne americans for prosperity, nebraska, nebraska chapter americans for prosperity, nebraska pacs, nebraskans for a better tomorrow, negop, negop chair, pete ricketts, pete ricketts political contributions, peter ricketts, political consultants nebraska, political contributions of politicians, powerful politicians nebraska, republican national committeeman nebraska, requirements for filing politicians, sam fischer, shane osborn for state treasurer, shane osburn, state director, state law campaign finance nebraska, state senators, state statutes, tom carlson, transparency laws, urban affairs committee

So We Had A Resolution, Huh? Hmm. How IS That State Sovereignty Thing Workin’ Out For Us?

Originally published November 8, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

So We Had A Resolution, Huh? Hmm. How IS That State Sovereignty Thing Workin’ Out For Us?

Last updated, September 2014 Nebraska was one of only fourteen states to see the successful passage of a State Sovereignty Resolution in the two year period 2009 – 2010, while well over thirty states had resolutions. In other words,

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Is President Obama Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?

Originally published November 5, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 14 Comments

Is President Obama Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?

I’ve received some feedback on the most recent article published here “TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices“. That feedback confirms my earlier concerns about the use of environmentalist rhetoric in the pipeline project debate. That feedback also confirms that anyone else interested in running for Miss Popularity in the state need […]

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TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices

Originally published November 2, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated April 27, 2017. 13 Comments

TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices

As we’ve noted repeatedly in our articles on the subject, our primary interest in the Keystone XL pipeline project was the conduct of Nebraska’s elected officials at both the state and federal levels, and serious concerns about property rights. We did not have an overall position on the project and we did not recommend any […]

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Sometimes No is the Right Answer

Originally published April 10, 2010, By Linda. Updated November 16, 2012. Leave a Comment

Sometimes No is the Right Answer

Have you been frustrated with attempts by progressives of every stripe to portray Republicans as the Party of No?  They contend the Republicans in Congress have refused to offer any constructive suggestions concerning how health care costs that are spiraling out of control can be reduced.  According to progressives, Congressional Republicans have had only one […]

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Tea Party Hijack By GOP and AFP in Progress in Lincoln Nebraska

Originally published April 4, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated April 4, 2010. 4 Comments

Tea Party Hijack By GOP and AFP in Progress in Lincoln Nebraska

A follow-up post to this article can be found here. I am aware of concerns and confusion about an apparent alignment of Grassroots in Nebraska with the Republican Party and AFP (Americans for Prosperity) to organize a Tea Party event on April 15. Please be assured that Grassroots in Nebraska will stay committed to being […]

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*Action Alert* August 22 Healthcare Recess Rally in Omaha

Originally published August 20, 2009, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated August 20, 2009. Leave a Comment

I have received requests both from a member of Grassroots in Nebraska and a 912 Omaha member to post information about the Recess Rally taking place in Omaha on August 22. Here is the pertinent information (also, just click on the image below for a printable flyer): What: Healthcare Recess Rally Date: Saturday, August 22 […]

Filed Under: Action Alerts Tagged With: 912 omaha, americans for prosperity, august 22, city-county building, health care reform, healthcare reform, omaha, recess rally, socialized health care, socialized medicine

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