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Don Walton: Here is a year of legislative opportunity | Regional government
* Basic pandemic protocol restrictions will be in place for the 2022 legislative session, and President Mike Hilgers continues to protect and preserve media access with a limitation of no more than five accredited members of the media on…
Ben Nelson hails Harry Reid as talented leader and friend | Regional government
“It gave me a lot of leeway and a lot of flexibility,” said Nelson.During negotiations, Reid proposed an amendment that would provide full federal funding for the cost of expanding Medicaid in Nebraska, subsequently setting off a political…
Relocated Senator Matt Williams Still Represents Those Who Elected Him | Regional government
Senator Matt Williams, who lives in Gothenburg in central Nebraska, is now the state senator in a Sarpy County legislative district that borders the Iowa border to a half-state.Legislative District 36 was moved from rural Nebraska to the…
Blood Democrat’s governorship message draws rural voters | Regional government
“They're not leaving Nebraska because of property taxes,” she said. “They are leaving because their elders are not listening to their voices” or help provide opportunities that might keep them here.Their concerns include affordable housing…
Fortenberry’s ALS Bill Gets Biden’s Signature | Regional government
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Representative Jeff Fortenberry on Thursday called President Joe Biden's move to enact legislation he sponsored to transform the research and treatment of…
Nebraska National Guard Hailed for Pandemic and Flood Service | Regional government
"You just stand up and say 'I will'," said Senator Deb Fischer, adding her birthday greetings.…
Don Walton: Heineman’s decision paves the way for Republican gubernatorial rush | Regional…
Gov. Pete Ricketts backed Slama, whom he originally appointed to the legislature, and Heineman backed Palmtag, a longtime party pillar, and it got a little personal and tough along the way.Heineman said he ultimately decided not to…
Federal Prosecutor Says Fortenberry Lawyers Tainted FBI Agent | Regional government
In a transcript of his July 2019 interview with the FBI in Washington, DC, Fortenberry said he had been distracted during an interview four months earlier at his Lincoln home by an oncoming "bomb cyclone". from causing epic flooding in…