Is Prison-Siting a Matter of Executive Privilege Too?

CAPITOL VIEW We’ve known for some time that the state wants to build a new prison because it has the most overcrowded corrections system in the country. It’s a given that state lawmakers agreed to spend at least $350 million on such a facility.

Passing Down Values

ALAN’S ANECDOTES Annually, for most of my daughter’s life, we’ve stopped at Atalissa, Iowa to get a picture of our daughter next to the town sign.

There is NO Place Like Nebraska

BETH’S BITS This week Nebraskans proved there is truly no place like Nebraska. Who else can pack a football stadium with 92,003 fans for a women’s volleyball game? No one, that’s who. It’s never been done before. Nebraska fans set a WORLD record, not just a state record.

Empowering Workers and Job Creators This Labor Day

REPRESENTING YOU Labor Day is an opportunity to acknowledge and show appreciation for the contributions of the American workforce. Unfortunately, American workers don’t have much to celebrate this Labor Day. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more information September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian cancer begins in the cells that make up the ovaries. There are symptoms of ovarian cancer.

Stay Safe Online

REPRESENTING YOU Cell phones, broadband access and social media have provided the ability for people across our state and throughout the world to be in constant contact with one another. The positive things made possible by these technologies are also utilized by bad actors to victimize others.

Supporting Our Seniors

SENATOR Out-of-touch Washington, D.C. bureaucrats are trying to impose their preferences on the entire country. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced burdensome new emissions requirements on American-made vehicles, including both light cars and heavy-duty trucks.

Default Settings

ALAN’S ANECDOTES A couple weeks ago I wrote about a newspaper in Kansas being raided. I ended that column saying “Last, but not least, the story makes me grateful for the communities we serve. This incident couldn’t happen everywhere in our country, and I don’t think it would happen here.

Completes Leadership Institute

REPRESENTING YOU Lombard, Ill. -- State Senator Jana Jo Hughes of Seward was among 37 select lawmakers to complete a leadership training program that identifies and assists emerging state and provincial leaders in the Midwest.

Budget Season

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Budget season is upon us. If you keep your eyes on the public notices you may have seen a handful of notices that are for budgets for local government bodies. You eyes may glass over if you dive too deeply into it, but at least dip your toe in the water.