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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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Want Collective Bargaining Reform in Nebraska? It is up to YOU

Originally published March 8, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 16, 2014. Leave a Comment

Want Collective Bargaining Reform in Nebraska? It is up to YOU

If you believe collective bargaining reform in Nebraska is important, it’s important to understand that it’s going to be up to the people within the state to keep up the pressure on all of the elected officials. This is particularly true if you recognize how collective bargaining is negatively impacting spending and influencing the outcome […]

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Lots of Legislation in the Unicameral: Are You Watching?

Originally published January 21, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. 1 Comment

Lots of Legislation in the Unicameral: Are You Watching?

Examining the blizzard of bills introduced in the Unicameral is likely to make one’s eyes cross. We are working through them, however. We’ve been hearing from a number of Nebraskans who are passionate about one issue or another and from those who are passing along information to help us out. We appreciate the interest, the […]

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OOPS! GiN Meeting Date Correction: Monday January 10!

Originally published January 6, 2011, By GiN Admin. Updated January 17, 2011. 1 Comment

OOPS! GiN Meeting Date Correction: Monday January 10!

I definitely make mistakes on occasion. Today I made one when a broadcast information about an upcoming meeting. My apologies to all for my error and any confusion I’ve caused. To clarify, the meeting is: Monday, January 10th 7:00pm – 8:30pm The location is in Lincoln. As explained in my original post, it doesn’t seem […]

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GiN Meeting NEXT Monday Jan. 10: Taking Action During the Legislative Session

Originally published January 5, 2011, By GiN Admin. Updated January 25, 2011. 3 Comments

GiN Meeting NEXT Monday Jan. 10: Taking Action During the Legislative Session

If you’re interested in having an impact on the legislative session that begins today, please plan on attending our meeting next Monday in Lincoln. When: Monday, January 10 Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm Location: See RSVP form below Agenda: Brief overview of GiN’s activities in recent months Presentation on issues likely to arise this session, GiN’s […]

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DOA or Resurrecting the Dead? Nordquist One World & LB1110

Originally published October 16, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated April 28, 2012. 4 Comments

DOA or Resurrecting the Dead? Nordquist One World & LB1110

 [jbox color=”white” width=”800″ shadow=”3″ jbox_css=”color:#800080; border:4px solid #2a5555;” content_css=”color:#393939;” icon=”http://grassrootsne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gin-exclamation-point-e1333583663780.jpg” title=”Important Article Note”] One of the subjects in this article has become part of a long-running series provides. Readers interested in this issue are encouraged to see a list of related articles, found at the following link: GiN articles about LB1110, Prenatal coverage, Medicaid expansion […]

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Jeremy Nordquist Confused About What Sustainable Means

Originally published October 14, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 22, 2011. Leave a Comment

Jeremy Nordquist Confused About What Sustainable Means

This article is part of a continuing series about Nebraska Senator Jeremy Nordquist (7). There are several important reasons why we are allocating so much time to this topic. We ask that regular readers of the GiN site visit daily at least through this weekend and share this information with whomever they believe would be […]

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Did That Sovereignty Resolution Mean Anything?

Originally published September 8, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 23, 2011. Leave a Comment

Did That Sovereignty Resolution Mean Anything?

By Shelli Dawdy On March 29, 2010, I published an article here about the effort taken by GiN and so many Nebraskans to get the Sovereignty Resolution passed through the Nebraska Unicameral. Since then, I’ve been wondering…will that effort go to waste? Sovereignty…what does it really mean? On April 13, 2010, the Nebraska Unicameral passed […]

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Where Does Nebraska Get Its Money?

Originally published September 3, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 21, 2014. Leave a Comment

Where Does Nebraska Get Its Money?

I don’t know about anyone else, but I am rather shocked to discover that Nebraska receives so very much of its budget from the Federal government. Silly, silly me. So much for state sovereignty… Seems rather curious that our Governor has been complaining about the acceptance of federal funds recently… This is a multi-year chart: […]

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NE Budget: Senators Hope Feds Will Bail Us Out

Originally published August 30, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 22, 2011. Leave a Comment

By Shelli Dawdy This article is the second in a continuing series about Nebraska spending and budgeting. Click the title below to read the first: Federal Funding Tap Dance: Are States Puppets or Partners? In late June, members of Grassroots in Nebraska attended an Ad Hoc Committee meeting at the State Capitol, in part to […]

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