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NEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats

Originally published March 1, 2013, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

NEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats

I am in receipt of your recent Chairman’s Report update, and would like to report an injury; I have some bruising of the chin area, sustained when my jaw hit the floor from incredulity. This from the state Republican Party chairman whose senators own a super majority in the legislature, the same legislature that is about to pass without serious debate, challenge, or objection, a huge increase in the Nebraska Medicaid entitlement program?  Read full articleNEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats

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Senator Jeremy Nordquist: Listens to His Master’s Voice . . . But Who’s His Master?

Originally published February 9, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Senator Jeremy Nordquist: Listens to His Master’s Voice . . . But Who’s His Master?

Author’s Note:  What follows is a reprint of an article published in the February 8, 2012, edition of the Lincoln Journal Star.  The only difference between what you will find in the Journal Star and what you see here is a small but substantial one.  As my article appears below, I have added links to […]

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VIDEO NE State Senators Debate & Vote LB599 Medicaid Expansion for Illegals

Originally published April 23, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 1 Comment

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 […]

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NE Legislature Passes Reckless Medicaid Expansion Providing Benefits to Illegal Immigrants

Originally published April 19, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 6 Comments

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 […]

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How NE Senators Voted: LB599 (and FUNDING) Veto Overrides

Originally published April 19, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 10 Comments

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

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LB599 Veto Override: NE Senators Better Think It Over

Originally published April 17, 2012, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

LB599 Veto Override: NE Senators Better Think It Over

Last updated September 15, 2014 To read how Nebraska’s State Senators voted on this bill, see our article, “How NE Senators Voted: LB599 (and FUNDING) Veto Overrides” UPDATE Thursday, April 29, 2012 @6:39pm: Unfortunately, the NE Unicameral voted 30 to 16 to override the Governor’s veto on LB599 this afternoon between 4-5pm. ___________ NE Senators […]

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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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GiN Editorial in Journal Star: Governor needs to use LB599 veto to draw a line

Originally published April 13, 2012, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

GiN Editorial in Journal Star: Governor needs to use LB599 veto to draw a line

Readers are referred to a Local View column published today, April 13, 2012, in the Lincoln Journal-Star that was co-written by Shelli and me.  In the article, we argue that Governor Heineman should use the opportunity presented by his veto of LB599 to draw a line against the Unicameral’s profligate spending.  I recommend that readers […]

Filed Under: Budget, Charity vs Welfare, Featured, Federal Legislation, GiN Members, Government Spending, Governor, Health Care, Immigration, In the News, Morality, Nebraska, Personal Responsibility, Senators, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: 102nd legislature nebraska, 2005 medicaid reform ne, 2006 medicaid ne, 2009 unicameral session, 2010 sovereignty resolution nebraska, 2010 sovereignty resolutions, 2012 legislature nebraska medicaid expansion, 2012 unicameral medicaid, abortion versus illegal immigration, acceptance of federal funds and state sovereignty, catholic legislative lobbying, catholics promoting government welfare, chief justice john roberts, chip program nebraska, cradle to grave dependency, dave heineman, encouraging illegal immigration, encouraging irresponsibility, entitlement spending, entitlement spending nebraska, exploding cost of welfare, federal government medicaid requirements, federal poverty guidelines in health care law, gin letter to senators re: lb599, governor heineman veto, grassroots in nebraska letter to senators medicaid expansion, grassroots in nebraska letter to state senators lb599, health care law maintenance of effort requirement, health care reform law, heineman veto, history of medicaid nebraska, illegal immigrants, increasing eligibility for medicaid, john roberts state sovereignty, justice roberts comments medicaid and sovereignty, kathy campbell, lb1110, lb1248, lb599, lb709, legislative history lb599, legislative journal lb599, low-income women, lr292 sovereignty resolution, lr539 nebraska, maintenance of effort, mandates on states medicaid health care law, medicaid abortion, medicaid coercion, medicaid coercion in health care law, medicaid managed care, medicaid program, medicaid reform nebraska, ne lr292, ne medicaid expansion, ne medicaid spending, nebraska arra funds, nebraska budget, nebraska expanding medicaid, nebraska medicaid bailout, nebraska medicaid benefits, nebraska medicaid reform legislation, nebraska progressives, nebraska special session budget, nebraska stimulus, nebraska stimulus accepted, nebraska unicameral, number of abortions in nebraska, obamacare, optional medicaid services nebraska, oral arguments supreme court, percentage of births paid for by medicaid in nebraska, personal responsibility, prenatal coverage abortion, preventing abortion, progressivism in nebraska, schips nebraska, social justice, state acceptance of stimulus funds, state senators sovereignty nebraska, state sovereignty resolution, state sovereignty resolution nebraska, stimulus medicaid bailout, subsidizing irresponsibility, use of stimulus funds, welfare expansion, welfare programs nebraska, welfare spending, welfare spending nebraska

Illegal Immigration Lawlessness Has LIFE & Death Consequences

Originally published April 12, 2012, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Illegal Immigration Lawlessness Has LIFE & Death Consequences

The LA Police Department announced recently that officers will begin to IGNORE a CA state law requiring police to impound cars driven by unlicensed drivers. Such lawlessness has life and death consequences. Read full articleIllegal Immigration Lawlessness Has LIFE & Death Consequences

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Contacting Your Senator: LB599 Medicaid Expansion, Illegals

Originally published April 11, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Contacting Your Senator: LB599 Medicaid Expansion, Illegals

Last evening we published the letter we sent to 48 of Nebraska’s Senators about LB599. We also wanted to share a letter from one of our readers who contacted his own Senator, Colby Coash (District 27), who voted for LB599 in the first two rounds. Even IF you read this article after the third round […]

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