Dinner and Basketball

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOKLast week I was wrapping up my day at the office and I asked Kimberly what she wanted for dinner. She told me she was pretty tired after an interesting day with my five kids cooped up at home.Say no more. Sounds like a pizza and movie night if I ever heard of one.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more informationMarch is Kidney Month – More than 37 million Americans – one in seven adults – have chronic kidney disease and most don’t even know it. More than 20 million others are at increased risk for kidney disease.

LB504

REPRESENTING YOUI wanted to take the opportunity to update you on the status of the bills that I have introduced.

Prepare for Tax Season

BETH’S BITSWinter sports are over. Wow! It seemed like that season lasted forever. It’s great that our teams did well though. I always love it when one of our teams makes state.Robotics is mostly over, with just worlds.

Securing American Agriculture

NEBRASKA SENATORNebraska farmers and ranchers produce the safest and most abundant food supply in the world. Agricultural inputs have further increased efficiency, improved resiliency to disease and drought, and reduced impacts on the environment.

Dating Confusion

ALAN’S ANECDOTESI work in tech and enjoy discussing politics, so when I saw this story, it was natural that I would write about it. Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have made constant headlines for several weeks.

Remembering North Platte Canteen

REPRESENTING YOUThis August, I visited the city of North Platte for a tour with North Platte’s chamber office. North Platte is known for many things, and chief among them are its status as a railroad town and the home of Buffalo Bill.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more informationMarch is Hemophilia Awareness Month – Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in one of the blood clotting factors. Hemophilia A accounts for about 80% of all hemophilia cases.

LB504

REPRESENTING YOURecently the Legislature advanced a bill to put some online guardrails in place for Nebraska children. LB504 was introduced by my colleague Senator Bosn on behalf of Governor Jim Pillen. It advanced to Select File by a vote of 38-0.

Short and Irish

BETH’S BITSLast Sunday in church, my sister- in-law was holding Timmy, my 3-year old nephew. He says to me (while we’re singing) “Aunt Bef, you and Atalissa are the SAME size!” His mom tells him to stop bothering me, so he proceeds to tell Rick (his dad) the same thing.