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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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Want State Sovereignty Exercised? Rep. Charles Key Says Get Involved

Originally published November 11, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 8, 2014. Leave a Comment

By Shelli Dawdy Last Friday, I filled in for the incomparable Kaye Beach on her Axxiom for Liberty radio show. I was pleased to have been joined by my co-host

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