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Candidate Profile: Tom Carlson for Governor

Originally published April 19, 2014, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Candidate Profile: Tom Carlson for Governor

Due to other commitments which tend to monopolize my time these days, I’ve been hesitant to continue the GiN tradition of publishing candidate profiles for fear I could not do them justice.  However, it occurred to me today that the GiN archives are a goldmine of information about a few of the current crop of […]

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NE Term Limit Extension Sponsor Tom Carlson: Two Minds or a Forked Tongue?

Originally published November 1, 2012, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. 8 Comments

NE Term Limit Extension Sponsor Tom Carlson: Two Minds or a Forked Tongue?

Important update on Saturday, November 3: Check our Home page – the featured slider – for a new article about the funding source for an ad campaign supporting this issue. (A link will be added here once published.) District 38 State Senator Tom Carlson (Holdrege), was the sponsor of the legislative resolution which resulted in […]

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Budget Buster Fix: Prohibit Collective Bargaining By Public Employees

Originally published January 26, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated September 16, 2014. 6 Comments

Budget Buster Fix: Prohibit Collective Bargaining By Public Employees

Nebraska’s government budgets are hurting most everywhere, but particularly in the State’s two largest cities. Enough fed up Omahans were paying attention when taxes were raised recently, that it kicked off a drive to recall Mayor Jim Suttle and resulted in a rare recall election. (Suttle appears to have narrowly escaped removal Tuesday). Omahans’ taxes […]

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