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Pumping Up Politics, Prices: Transcanada Keystone XL Pipeline

Originally published April 5, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 8 Comments

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 […]

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The New National Past Time: Pipeline Hot Potato

Originally published November 12, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 4 Comments

The New National Past Time: Pipeline Hot Potato

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! Wait… Is that a football? No, but it is brown. And it is oblong. Hey, it’s smoking! Wait! It’s a hot potato! It’s America’s new national past time and no, sorry, Husker fans, it is not football. It’s called Pipeline Hot Potato. So, let’s play! Let’s meet our […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Adrian Smith, Featured, Federal, Foreign Policy, Governor, In the News, Lee Terry, Nebraska, Senators, Sovereignty, State Legislation, State Sovereignty, Tenth Amendment, Unicameral, US House Tagged With: 2010 federal report pipeline, adrian smith, annette dubas, atkinson hearings, attorney general jon bruning, chair transportation and telecommunications committee, congressional research service, congressman lee terry, dave heineman, dubas lb1, dubas pipeline bill, dubas transcanada payment, governor heineman, hillary clinton pipeline, jane fleming kleeb, jane kleeb, jon bruning, jon bruning foreign campaign donations, jon bruning pipeline, jon bruning position on pipeline, jon bruning transcanada, jurisdiction pipelines, keystone xl, keystone xl pipeline, keystone xl pipeline route, kleeb pipeline, langemeier governor pipeline, langemeier pipeline bill, lee terry, lee terry crs report, lee terry north american-made energy security act, lee terry pipeline, lee terry pipeline expedition bill, lincoln hearings pipeline, major oil pipeline siting act, mike flood, ne, nebraska, nebraska 3rd congressional district, nebraska governor, nebraska lee terry, nebraska legislature, nebraska natural resources committee, nebraska sandhills, ogallala aquifer, oil pipelines, pipeline, pipeline decison, pipeline hot potato, pipeline interim study report, pipeline politics, pipeline project, pipeline special session, political hot potato, President barack obama, president obama pipeline, rep. adrian smith, rep. lee terry, sandhills, secretary of state hillary clinton, senator annette dubas, senator deb fischer, senator dubas, senator fischer, senator mike flood, speaker flood, speaker mike flood, speaker of the legislature, special legislative session, state department hearings pipeline, state senator chris langemeier, state senator deb fischer, state senator tony fulton, state sovereignty, states rights, Tenth Amendment, tony fulton, transcanada, transcanada pipeline route, u.s. politics, u.s. senate race nebraska, Unicameral, where's adrian?

Amendment 1 Smooths and Widens the Path to Fiscal Irresponsibility

Originally published October 27, 2010, By Linda. Updated October 27, 2010. 3 Comments

Amendment 1 Smooths and Widens the Path to Fiscal Irresponsibility

The State of Nebraska already gets 40 percent of its operating funds from the federal government. But such money comes with strings attached. In return, the state relinquishes control over significant parts of its budget to the whims of federal bureaucrats. Now, ask yourself this question — Do you really think it’s wise to allow […]

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ACTION ALERT: State Budget Meeting at Capitol Tuesday June 29

Originally published June 28, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. Leave a Comment

ACTION ALERT: State Budget Meeting at Capitol Tuesday June 29

Requesting Action From Nebraskans Concerned about State Spending and Taxes Tuesday, June 29 Legislative Budget Meeting 9am State Capitol, Room 1113 1445 K St., Lincoln There will be a legislative committee meeting led by Speaker Mike Flood regarding the projected state budget shortfall Tuesday, June 29. We are asking all who are concerned about the […]

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