NE’s most powerful special interest lobby supports “the public option” for health care and other extreme left-wing agenda items, and in addition to their “investments” in many of our elected officials, NSEA has moved to provide $5,000 for radio ads to advocate for the extension of NE State Senators’ term limits. Read full articleVIDEO Exclusive: NE Teachers’ Union Wants “Pet” NE Senators to “Stay”
Debt Ceiling Debacle: 2% TALK, 98% DUMB A$$ Suicide
The rhetoric surrounding the debt ceiling deal could only come from the “Funkytown” that is modern day Washington, D.C. Speaker of the House John Boehner said late Sunday night: “We got 98% of what we wanted” A question for the Speaker: Just who is WE? With friends like these we sure don’t need enemies. One […]
Feds Gone Wild? Sure, But What About NE Officials?
By Shelli Dawdy I’m a frustrated taxpayer. Very frustrated. Where’s the frustration coming from? I don’t have to look far to find the source. It’s right here in Lincoln at the State Capitol. As I’ve been looking at Nebraska’s budget, I’ve been very disappointed to realize just how many dollars come from the federal government. […]
In the News: October 29-November 4, 2009
UPDATED September 27, 2011: Note that some sites remove or move items after some time has lapsed. Where possible, we have linked to the article originally cited, if it exists elsewhere online. CAP AND TRADE: Senate Panel Approves Democratic Climate Bill By Richard Cowan, Reuters; November 5, 2009 Gore’s Dual Role: Advocate and Investor By […]
In the News: October 22-28, 2009
CAP AND TRADE: Carbon Advantage of Biofuels May Be Overstated By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post; October 23, 2009 CONSTITUTIONAL/CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES: Senate Judiciary Chairman Unable to Say Where Constitution Authorizes Congress to Order Americans to Buy Insurance By Matt Cover, CNS News; October 22, 2009 Hoyer Says Constitution’s “General Welfare” Clause Empowers Congress to […]
In the News: October 15-21, 2009
Across the Country CAP AND TRADE: Obama Poised to Cede U.S. Sovereignty By Lord Christopher Monckton; October 14, 2009 A Baker’s Dozen of Reasons to Oppose Cap-and-Trade By Nick Loris, The Heritage Foundation; July 21, 2009 CONSTITUTIONAL/CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES: Obama Poised to Cede U.S. Sovereignty By Lord Christopher Monckton; October 14, 2009 Hoyer Says Constitution’s […]
In the News: October 8-14, 2009
Across the Country CAP AND TRADE: What Happened to Global Warming? By Paul Hudson, BBC News; October 9, 2009 Peugeot Draws Inspiration from the 1940s for Its Latest Quirky Electric Car Design By Philip Case, The Daily Mail, October 12, 2009 CONSTITUTIONAL/CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES: Obama Poised to Cede U.S. Sovereignty By Lord Christopher Monckton; October […]
Nebraska in the News: October 5-11, 2009
State of Nebraska Senators to Study Sales Tax Exemptions Lincoln Journal Star, October 3, 2009 Senator Rich Pahls of Omaha is looking to close sales tax loopholes on everything from bottled water to a trip to the laundrymat. Nebraska Docs in D.C. to Talk Reform Omaha World Herald, October 5, 2009 Three doctors from Nebraska […]
In the News: Week of September 23-30, 2009
In Nebraska Nebraska’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice By Paul DiPerna; September 24, 2009 Across the Country CAP AND TRADE: Boxer-Kerry Unveil Their Energy Tax Bill: Incomplete But Still Very Harmful By Nick Loris; September 30, 2009 In the Wake of Cap and Trade, We Can Learn Something from Wyoming By Nick Lorris; […]
In the News: Week of September 17-23, 2009
In Nebraska Across the Country: CAP AND TRADE: Cap and Trade: The Wall Street Tax By Rep. Michelle Bachmann; September 21, 2009 CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES: 50 Bright Stars: An Assessment of Each State’s Constitutional Commitment to Limited Government By Nicholas Dranias; September 17, 2009 U.S. Constitution: The Originalist Perspective By David Forte; September 17, 2009 The […]
