Governor Heineman needs a lesson in strong leadership. Recently, at the Farmers Union Convention in Grand Island, the Governor spoke to farmers and then opened the room up to questions from the audience.  I was at the meeting to visit with farmers and to listen to the panel about the pipeline.  So, when Heineman asked […]

Yesterday, the Nebraska Sierra Club called for an investigation by the United States Attorney into campaign contributions by TransCanada to Nebraska elected officials in the wake of published reports that Governor Dave Heinemann and Attorney General Jon Bruning had returned potentially illegal campaign contributions they received from TransCanada.   “Since TransCanada appears to be a […]

  Looks like the two top conservatives in our state just got caught doing something illegal. Governor Heineman and Attorney General Bruning both returned illegal campaign contributions from TransCanada, the foreign company that wants to build a risky pipeline through the Sandhills and Ogallala aquifer.     Once called out for it, what was Heineman and […]

We hope Mark Fahleson (Chairman of the NE GOP) is reading today’s Rasmussen report on the Nebraska gubernatorial election.  For the man who once claimed that even Heineman’s most ardent critics are content with the job he’s doing, these numbers should be a warning. We’re not naive enough to say Heineman doesn’t have supporters.  Right […]

Update, 8/30/2010: Heineman remains silent, but TransCanada has now withdrawn their threatening letters. This is GREAT news and was reported by Paul Hammel with the Omaha World Herald.  Every activist and landowner who has taken action should pat yourself on the back for this progress! +++ Governor Heineman continues to remain silent while an international […]

Looks like Governor Heineman is taking a page out of the same bully handbook that TransCanada used on landowners earlier this month. Except Heineman isn’t bullying Nebraska landowners, he’s bullying education groups. In a bizarre press statement, conservative Governor Heineman is demanding three Nebraska education groups choose between education funding and access to health care for poor families […]

In news reports today, Governor Dave Heineman says he is considering turning back $1.28 million in federal funds to help pay for the state’s education costs.  This possible rejection of money comes after last week’s announcement that Heineman wasn’t sure if he would apply for the $1 million to plan for the health insurance exchanges. […]