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Senator Tony Fulton of Lincoln and Senator Charlie Janssen of Fremont have signed on to an amicus curiae brief in support of Arizona’s S.B. 1070. The brief will be filed today with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of State Legislators for Legal Immigration, a national group of which Fulton and Janssen [...]
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Still in awe! That is how former Nebraska State Senator Ray Aguilar of Grand Island describes the grounds at the new state fair in his city. Aguilar has been told livestock entries have increased since the fair moved to Grand Island. “I’m not surprised at all by the livestock increase because if you’ve had the [...]
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Governor Dave Heineman is livid over the projected increase in costs to the state for Medicaid that could equal an extra $526 to 766 million over the next ten years. “This is unfair and I find it unaccaptable that the Federal Government is suggesting that we should cut funding for the education of our children [...]
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Senator and Appropriations committee member Heath Mello of Omaha says no special session could mean big problems in January. He disagrees with the Governor in not calling a special session after June and July tax receipt numbers came in below expectations. “Anyway you look at it, the lack of moving into a special session is [...]
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Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle has reportedly changed his mind after saying Monday he would ask the State Legislature to eliminate the sales tax exemptions from groceries. The idea wasn’t popular with Senators. Lincoln State Senator Bill Avery told us, the proposal has little chance of passing. “I think is dead in the water, it’s not [...]
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