In his younger days, before he was Nebraska’s Attorney General, Jon Bruning was nicknamed “Wrong Way Jon” after a disastrous move in a basketball game.  It is a moniker that’s grown to apply to more than Bruning’s skills on the court.  It also reflects a drastic change in his political beliefs from his college years. […]

I recently signed a petition to Senator Johanns encouraging him to support the Paycheck Fairness Act.  The PFA aims to reduce the wage gap between men and women, and as a young woman I feel very passionately about this issue.  If you earn 77-cents for every dollar a certain group of your peers make, you probably […]

December is one hectic month.  Yesterday was the last day of Hannukah, Christmas is 15 days away and Kwanzaa starts Dec. 26.  We know most college students in Nebraska are pulling their hair out preparing to take finals next week.  Take a break from the holiday and school stressors to watch “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” […]

As our frequent readers know, on most Wednesdays we like to call out politicians or activists who are not being Bold.  Well we’re not calling out any wimps this Wednesday.  Instead, we’re going to start acknowledging political movers and shakers in our state who are exemplify Bold leadership. It’s caused us to create a new […]

The Nebraska State Legislature will convene on Jan. 5 to start a new legislative session.  While a lot of legislation that goes through the body can seem unexciting or inconsequential, there’ll be plenty of big issues to address this year.  We expect the capitol to be anything but dull in 2011. Here are the issues […]

Earlier this week, at the request of Senators Dubas and Sullivan, our state senate held a hearing on the TransCanada pipelines.  We will post a full summary of the hearing over the weekend, but wanted to include one of the testimonies that was submitted (see below) to the committee.  Only two people spoke in support […]

It’s Friday!  And you know what that means: we’re headed to the Nebraska Farmers’ Union Convention in Grand Island.  The anticipation of seeing Paul Blackburn of Plains Justice confront Jeff Rauh of TransCanada is making us feel all tingly.  Don’t forget to to flip your radio to C-SPAN on the drive to GI so you […]

For gay soldiers and advocates of equality everywhere, this morning’s hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee was a landmark in the fight to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The committee heard from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, and other Defense Department officials on the […]

The No Tar Sands Oil Coalition is launching a new, nationwide campaign (video below) to push back on TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline which would pump the world’s dirtiest oil through Nebraska’s most precious resource, the Ogallala Aquifer. No Tar Sands Oil is releasing two TV spots and one radio spot that call on President Obama […]

A look ahead on an issue that all Nebraskans care about, healthy babies. The Argument for Restoring Prenatal CareVoices for Children VideoPrenatal Care Timeline Whether you live out in Western Nebraska or in Omaha, we can all agree that government policies which encourage healthy babies are good for our state.  The problem is that our […]