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Brewer at the Legislature: Military is also short of personnel

Sen. Tom Brewer - Dec. 8, 2023

Recently, 91 soldiers from C Troop, 134th Cavalry Regiment returned home to Beatrice after spending almost a year deployed overseas to perform Operations “Spartan Shield” in Kuwait. I am so pleased the troops will be home for Christmas. That is such a blessing. I have spent several Christmas holidays overseas on a deployment and I […]

Brewer at the Legislature: Military is also short of personnel

Sen. Tom Brewer -

Recently, 91 soldiers from C Troop, 134th Cavalry Regiment returned home to Beatrice after spending almost a year deployed overseas to perform Operations “Spartan Shield” in Kuwait. I am so pleased the troops will be home for Christmas. That is such a blessing. I have spent several Christmas holidays overseas on a deployment and I […]

Property tax hikes: Due to lack of openness

George Lauby - Dec. 4, 2023

In the last two years, the Nebraska legislature has taken steps to empower taxpayers to have more clout as schools, cities and counties prepare their annual budgets. The idea is to save property taxpayers some money — to better balance higher costs with the taxpayers’ ability to pay them. In 2022, for the first time […]

Property tax hikes: Due to lack of openness

George Lauby -

In the last two years, the Nebraska legislature has taken steps to empower taxpayers to have more clout as schools, cities and counties prepare their annual budgets. The idea is to save property taxpayers some money — to better balance higher costs with the taxpayers’ ability to pay them. In 2022, for the first time […]

Jacobson at the Legislature: Rule changes aim to curb fruitless delays

Sen. Mike Jacobson -

This week, senators will be convening at the University of Nebraska Innovation Campus for the annual Legislative Council meeting — the first gathering of the entire legislature since the session adjourned on June 1. The primary purpose of the meeting is to let the speaker address his agenda for the coming session and allow members […]

Jacobson at the Legislature: Rule changes aim to curb fruitless delays

Sen. Mike Jacobson -

This week, senators will be convening at the University of Nebraska Innovation Campus for the annual Legislative Council meeting — the first gathering of the entire legislature since the session adjourned on June 1. The primary purpose of the meeting is to let the speaker address his agenda for the coming session and allow members […]

Brewer at the Legislature: School boards should be allowed to determine armed security

Sen. Tom Brewer - Dec. 2, 2023

As my final session in the Nebraska legislature looms large on the calendar, my office is busy preparing proposed legislation for introduction in January. One of the projects that I hope to complete before leaving office is reforming how we approach school security in Nebraska. In order to draft the best bill possible, I introduced […]

Brewer at the Legislature: School boards should be allowed to determine armed security

Sen. Tom Brewer -

As my final session in the Nebraska legislature looms large on the calendar, my office is busy preparing proposed legislation for introduction in January. One of the projects that I hope to complete before leaving office is reforming how we approach school security in Nebraska. In order to draft the best bill possible, I introduced […]

Erdman at the Legislature: Gov. makes hard decision to call state workers back to offices

The North Platte Bulletin - Dec. 1, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic is over. It has been over for quite some time, and now we are beginning to see what kind of damage some of our bad government decisions have done to our economy, to our society, and to our workforce.  The government shutdowns that occurred during the days of the pandemic have done more […]

Erdman at the Legislature: Gov. makes hard decision to call state workers back to offices

The North Platte Bulletin -

The COVID-19 pandemic is over. It has been over for quite some time, and now we are beginning to see what kind of damage some of our bad government decisions have done to our economy, to our society, and to our workforce.  The government shutdowns that occurred during the days of the pandemic have done more […]