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The Legislature adjourned this afternoon. It’d be easy to go off the rails at this point in time… we see the same spineless actions that allowed the complete derailment of the last session already unfolding. We expressed on Monday that the shifting around of rules changes would lead to the more important rules changes beingContinue reading “Rules Debate Ends”

The Legislature fell short on the vote to eliminate secret ballots for the election of speaker, executive chair, and vice chair, as well as committee chairs. Just think if the 5 ‘RePuBlIcAnS’ that voted against transparency at the Legislature had voted in favor, we’d have a rule Change that actually strengthens the accountability between theContinue reading “Legislature Fails to Eliminate Secret Ballots”

The Legislature adjourned just minutes before 4:30pm. 42 new bills have been introduced including LB1152 from Senator Brewer to change provisions relating to elections ( https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Intro/LB1152.pdf ) this proposal still allows for exemption to showing an ID; illness, disability, and for religious reasons. Rule change proposals 23 and 25 were passed. Of course, every DemocratContinue reading “Legislative Recap – January 11th”

The Legislature adjourned at 3:14pm today. 31 more bills have been introduced. Senator Slama has carried over LB94, which was majorly opposed last session due to the potential furtherance of CBDCs, today Slama submitted an amendment ( AM2063 – https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/AM2063.pdf ) which states NE does NOT support CBDCs. Unfortunately, it’s still a bad bill thatContinue reading “Legislative Update”

The first hearing of the session is scheduled!!! Join us on Monday at 1:30 pm for the Rules Committee hearing in RM 1525. 34 rules have been proposed – of course, there are no attachments to review them 🙄 makes it more difficult to take a position of support or opposition. Regardless of that. ChangeContinue reading “NAGO Weekly Update: Jan 8th – 12th”