Have you heard about the new contract extension for the University of Nebraska’s Athletic Director? If you haven’t, you might get a little overwhelmed by the numbers. I was surprised by the tremendous increase in salary plus the guarantee of future bonuses.  Trev Alberts is a former UNL football player who now serves as the UNL […]

It may seem to you like America has lost its way. The pilgrims must have had similar thoughts (but in a much more literal way) when they had to lower the sails on the Mayflower and go adrift at sea for a while. Despite all of their hardships, though, the pilgrims eventually reached Cape Cod and […]

Rising home values continue to create problems for people living in our state. While Nebraska’s statewide valuation rate increase of 12.9% for the last 12 months is significantly less than the national average of 20.7%, the current situation is still not good for people living in Nebraska.  So, today I would like to highlight some […]

The word “veteran” is a fancy way of saying, “Once a soldier, always a soldier.” Such is the case with a select group of veterans today whose previous deployment and military service overseas put them in contact with important connections in Israel, Palestine and Egypt.  Even as we honor our veterans this year on Nov. 11, […]

I have long tried to warn the public about the politicization of COVID-19, especially in regards to preventative measures. A new study by the Correlation Research in the Public Interest links COVID-19 vaccinations to some 17 million deaths worldwide. The new study examined 17 equatorial and southern hemisphere countries including Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, […]

One of the questions I get asked a lot about these days concerns how the Legislature plans on changing the rules for next session.  The Unicameral Legislature is a self-governing body, and I am the current chair of the Legislature’s Rules Committee. That means that any proposed rule changes for next year have to go through […]

One of the complaints that I often hear about the EPIC Option Consumption Tax has to do with the loss of local control.  For example, the League of Municipalities held an informational meeting last week, where they complained about how the EPIC Option Consumption Tax eliminates local control. This was a false assumption. The EPIC […]

One of the biggest problems facing states today is empire building — the mentality of growing governmental entities without regard for the best interests of the community or the interests of private taxpaying citizens.  Many managers of governmental entities and directors of state agencies view their mission in terms of expanding the reach of their […]

A pirate does three things with his treasure: He seeks more of it, he buries it for safe-keeping, and he fights off scallywags who are trying to steal it from him.  Interestingly, these three jobs of a pirate describe events that happened last week. So, today I am going to tell you where America’s new treasure […]

Last week Riley Gaines, one of America’s most decorated female swimmers, came to Nebraska.  Swimming for the University of Kentucky, she became a 12-time All-American as well as the SEC female scholar-athlete of 2022.  However, she has begun speaking around the country in support of women’s sports and against transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. […]