The Temperature of the Capitol The temperature in the Nebraska Capitol can often seem a metaphor for what is happening…
Tensions Carry Over After a period of tense floor battles, senators were more eager for compromise and conciliation last week.…
The Week That Went Haywire Last week started off innocently enough. Legislators were passing bills to tackle the school-to-prison pipeline,…
The Week That Went Haywire Last week started off innocently enough. Legislators were passing bills to tackle the school-to-prison pipeline, help the…
Working Moms The Nebraska Legislature is currently spending a considerable amount of time debating issues related to job protections and economic…
The Standards for Full and Fair Debate Those watching last week’s passionate floor debate on LB627(Pansing Brooks) were likely confused by how the debate…
Women Flexing Muscles After doing more shoveling this Sunday morning, and once again muttering under my breath about the groundhog, Your…
Aversion to Conflict This year’s Nebraska Legislature has thus far been defined largely by aversion to conflict. However, the desire to…
In legislative parlance, the term “friendly amendment” is often used as a way to describe an amendment to a bill…
Bills on the Move Two years ago at this time, during the first session of the two-year biennium, state senators were…