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Hearing Testimony: Collective Bargaining By NE Govt Obstructs Spending Caps (CIR)

Originally published February 9, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 9, 2011. 3 Comments

Hearing Testimony: Collective Bargaining By NE Govt Obstructs Spending Caps (CIR)

Monday the Nebraska Legislature’s Business and Labor  Committee convened hearings on the nine measures that propose various changes to the State’s statutes pertaining to how public employee salaries, wages, and some benefits are determined. The whole issue is being commonly referenced as “the CIR”, which is the entity that has the authority to settle disputes […]

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Audit Then End The Fed HR 1207 Where Things Stand

Originally published October 5, 2009, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 6, 2012. Leave a Comment

H.R. 1207 is currently in the House Financial Services committee, with a hearing having been held on September 25. No report has been issued regarding this bill on the committee’s website. There is no further action noted on the current schedule as of this date. A fairly exhaustive search of a number of sources, including […]

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