Just how much of the health care law will be implemented in Nebraska now depends in large measure1 The extent to which implementation of the health care law in the state will occur doesn’t rest solely upon the question of whether or not …continue on what the events in the Unicameral Tuesday and Wednesday actually […]
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 […]
Congratulations! She’s Having His Baby . . . and You’re Paying for It!
Author’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of articles about Nebraska’s Medicaid program, the Unicameral’s apparent intent to expand it, and the many reasons why expansion is an uncommonly bad idea. Although they don’t have to be read in order, here are links to the previously-published articles in the series, and see the […]
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 […]
Pumping Up Politics, Prices: Transcanada Keystone XL Pipeline
From my article of November 2, 2011, “TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices“: “The TransCanada Keystone Xl pipeline project will result in increased gas and diesel prices in 15 Midwestern States – to the detriment of those states’ citizens and economies.” While I continue to ponder the question… How much more […]
Rush / Fluke: Name Calling For Me, But Not For Thee
Rush Limbaugh’s over-the-top name calling directed at Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke earlier this month has resulted in an over-the-top reaction which continues through this writing. What’s revealed by it all? It’s not about beating your opponent in a debate by making a solid, fact-based case – it’s just about beating down the people […]
What’s on Bob Kerrey’s Playlist Today?
I couldn’t miss the
The Few . . . The Placated . . . The Occupiers
City Attorney RE Occupy Lincoln – Double Standard, Double Talk
Earlier this week, Julie Schmit-Albin, Linda and myself spoke with reporter Kay Kemmet from the Omaha World-Herald about the City’s handling of different groups and their use of public spaces, and specifically, of course, their handling of the Occupy Lincoln group. Her story was published on Friday; click the image to read it in full. […]
Occupy Lincoln Tipi Smokes and City Ordinances Burn, Officials Fiddle
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