Tommorrow will be the 223rd anniversary the first United States president being elected. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, received a unanimous approval by all 69 presidential electors while John Adams was elected vice president. Here’s your Roundup: Long Overdue: In light of Nebraska’s broken and inefficient child welfare system, State Senator Kathy Campbell […]

Last night, the Republican presidential candidates had yet another debate, marking the 25th debate of this election cycle. As usual, the candidates made several far-fetched claims; see how they stand up against the fact checker. Luckily, debate number 26 is not scheduled until February 22. Here’s your Roundup: TransCanada in Trouble: Greenpeace submitted a complaint […]

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Citizens United case. The Supreme Court ruling in this case has allowed corporate money to flood our elections. To mark the anniversary, Occupy Wall Street is going to “Occupy the Courts.” Here’s your Roundup:      Tar Sands Distrust: While we celebrate our victory against TransCanada, another battle involving […]

Don’t forget tomorrow night is Bid Green to Keep the Aquifer Clean! Join us at the New BLK in downtown Omaha from 7-10pm as we auction everything off from local art to guided nature tours to local food baskets. Come out and be part of an exciting evening against the Keystone XL Pipeline! RSVP here. […]

In case you missed the wonderful spoof of Big Oil’s attempt to pull the wool over our eyes, give it a watch. Here’s your Roundup for this sunny Friday: Lost in the Fray: Decisions like the FDA’s to allow pizza sauce to be considered a vegetable or news about Rupert Murdoch eyeing the American public […]

The Iowa Caucus is only four days away, and national media is enamored with the Hawkeye state. Yeah, but did they invent Kool-Aid or Arbor Day? Didn’t think so. Here’s your Roundup: Popularity Contest: Considering how awful most of the GOP presidential hopefuls’ policy ideas are (think Rick Perry’s goal to cut the Dept. of […]

The Nebraska Farmer’s Union exhibited real leadership in dealing with the Humane Society of the United States. While Governor Heineman and Jon Bruning painted HSUS as a conspirator in the state, NeFU showed that there is much to gain by working with the organization. Watch a video from the NeFU convention addressing the collaboration.  Here’s […]

In for a laugh to start off your morning? Check out Fox News’ gaffes, ranging from lack of geography knowledge (of the United States, no less), and Mittens in disguise. For a more reliable source of news, here’s your Roundup:  What’s Health Got To Do With It? Nearly every day, there is a story in […]

In light of another Virginia Tech tragedy, our sympathies go out to those deeply affected by yesterday’s shooting. The snow keeps coming down in Nebraska, and we hope you will have a safe and happy weekend. Here’s your Roundup: True Allegiance: Mike Johanns has met a tax cut he doesn’t like. Senator Johanns said today […]

Our bold leader Jane Kleeb will testify about the Keystone XL to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power at 9:30am CT today. If you want to watch, check out the C-SPAN livestream. Here’s your Roundup: Scooby-Doo, We Don’t Need You: The mystery has been solved as to how right-wingers come up with their messages that […]