Tribal communities, ranchers, farmers and concerned citizens are gathering to stand in solidarity and plan actions to help stop the Keystone XL pipeline. You can sign up for the event here: http://www.protectthesacred.org. The event is free but you need to make hotel and travel arrangements. The event is happening at the Ft. Randall Casino: http://ftrandallcasino.com. […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Tuesday, April 23:  Amid Social and Economic Adversity, East Texas Community Takes on KXL: There is in Manchester, […]

Yesterday, Oil Change International released a report revealing how tar sands extraction hurts the climate even more than we have thought all along (yes, it’s possible). While we have known since the start of the fight against the KXL that the process of digging up tar sands, processing it into diluted bitumen, and burning it […]

Yesterday, Oil Change International released a report revealing how tar sands extraction hurts the climate even more than we have thought all along (yes, it’s possible). While we have known since the start of the fight against the KXL that the process of digging up tar sands, processing it into diluted bitument, and burning it […]

The Unicam convened last week, setting off a week full of bill introductions and a new slate of chairpersons. We had 114 bills introduced on the first day, and we are looking forward to another week of bill introductions. History tells us the first day and 10th (and final) day of introductions are the busiest […]

On Jan. 29 we are holding a vigil outside of Governor Heineman’s mansion demanding he reject the risky TransCanada pipeline route. Over a year ago we surrounded the Governor’s mansion with flashlights shining a light on the need for good pipeline regulations. When the Unicameral and the Governor passed LB 1161, undoing all of the […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Wednesday, January 9th: Great Leadership: Today was the first day of the unicameral’s 2013 session, and we […]

Supporting someone for their dreamy blue eyes is clearly not a professional or plausible reason for me to love the Hagel nomination for Secretary of Defense. So, I decided to get a little serious and jot down some thoughts on why I am excited to see a Nebraskan nominated for a cabinet level position. Photo […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Thursday, January 3rd  “Our Cornfields are Too Quiet”: The importance of biodiversity cannot be understated—which is why […]

Bold Nebraska and allied groups like the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People have great events coming up in the month of January. You can always find current events (some pipeline related and others on issues Bold supports) by looking on our Event page or on our Facebook page. Also, on Feb. 17th […]