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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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Health Care Reform: Republicans Helping Implementation (For Our Own Good)

Originally published December 6, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

Health Care Reform: Republicans Helping Implementation (For Our Own Good)

“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” ~ James Madison, 1829 So, all quiet on the health care front? Definitely not. There were recent news reports about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to consolidate and hear several health care law […]

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10 Untold Truths About Health Care Law State Officials Hope You Miss

Originally published January 29, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated December 8, 2014. 10 Comments

10 Untold Truths About Health Care Law State Officials Hope You Miss

Updated May 2012: To clarify it’s overall message: State officials hope you miss the truths listed here simply because most of them and their predecessors in office have painted themselves into a corner. Please share this with anyone you know who does not want the health care law implemented. While this article has been written […]

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Rebalancing the State – Federal Equation with State Repeal Amendment

Originally published December 17, 2010, By Shellinda. Updated May 26, 2013. 3 Comments

Rebalancing the State – Federal Equation with State Repeal Amendment

  It’s becoming clearer and clearer that the 17th Amendment’s passage in 1913, in conjunction with other changes, tipped the scale of power too heavily in the direction of Federal government. States lost much of their influence on Congress, since prior to that, Legislatures elected representatives to the United States Senate. The people were both […]

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Nebraska Needs A State Treasurer! Vote NO on Amendment 2 (2010)

Originally published October 28, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 24, 2012. Leave a Comment

Nebraska Needs A State Treasurer! Vote NO on Amendment 2 (2010)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is about an amendment on the November 2010 ballot, not about 2012. For information about amendments on the November 2012 ballot, click HERE. By Shelli Dawdy There are two proposed amendments to the State Constitution on the ballot next Tuesday. To read about Amendment 1, click HERE. Amendment 2 is a proposal […]

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Federal Funding Tap Dance: Are States Puppets Or Partners?

Originally published August 24, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated August 24, 2010. Leave a Comment

Federal Funding Tap Dance: Are States Puppets Or Partners?

This article is part of a continuing series. If you’d like to read any of the others, just click on one of the titles below: Don’t Count On A Republican Congress To Save The Day GOP Congress Will Not Save Us – Time To Choose OURSELVES Federal Red Ink Tsunami: The Life Boats Are Within […]

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