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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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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 […]

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Legislative Irresponsibility: LB599, NE Budget & Health Care Law

Originally published April 10, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Legislative Irresponsibility: LB599, NE Budget & Health Care Law

GiN’s letter to all NE Senators regarding LB599 – the effort to expand Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants and others deemed ineligible by the Federal government.  Read full articleLegislative Irresponsibility: LB599, NE Budget & Health Care Law

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Lies, Health Care, and Uninsure-able Statistics

Originally published March 30, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 6 Comments

Lies, Health Care, and Uninsure-able Statistics

On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court, heard oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of the individual mandate, the single most talked-about provision contained in the health care “reform” act passed by a deeply divided Congress in 2010. Listening to the audio and reading the transcript was a textbook example of the “echo chamber effect,” which, in […]

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Individual Mandate Penalty a Tax? If YES – Then What?

Originally published March 28, 2012, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Individual Mandate Penalty a Tax? If YES – Then What?

Editor’s Note: For an overview of the health care case oral arguments at the Supreme Court, click HERE. “Nothing is certain but death and taxes,” they say. Unfortunately, there’s some UNcertainty about what is, and is not, a tax at the U.S. Supreme Court, and Monday we all got a chance to listen in on […]

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Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Health Care: From Outside the Chamber

Originally published March 28, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Health Care: From Outside the Chamber

I’ve been fascinated in listening to the oral arguments at the Supreme Court (click HERE for basic information about the argument schedule and subjects to be covered). But, I’ve also been frustrated. It’s as if I am a child, out in a corridor, listening to a conversation coming from inside a room. It’s a strange […]

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