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Barnett turns himself in after being identified as one of Capitol mob

LITTLE ROCK, AK (AP) - The FBI on Friday, April 2, 20201, arrested an Arkansas man who was photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office following the storming of the Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, authorities announced.

The need for a regulation rewind

In response to both burdensome and unnecessary regulations coming from the Biden White House, I am launching a Regulation Rewind initiative. President Biden has not held office for 100 days yet and we are already experiencing his bureaucratic overreach. Because we know we can expect more Executive Orders from this administration, my initiative will be an ongoing project to call attention to harmful regulations and stand against them on behalf of the Third District.

Pending issues portend major cultural shift in Nebraska

In four decades of covering government and politics in this state, I never thought I’d see the major cultural shift we are facing right now. At least not in my lifetime.

Halftime at the Unicameral

The Nebraska Legislature is halfway through its 2021 session. Senators are working on passing a budget that controls spending and delivers on Nebraskans’ top priority—property tax relief. The Unicameral is also working to achieve other important objectives like providing veterans tax relief, replacing the crumbling Nebraska State Penitentiary, and expanding our state’s broadband infrastructure.

Advancing Telehealth

I know I am not the first person to say that the pandemic has changed many things about our daily lives. In some such as mask-wearing and social distancing, these changes are temporary and would never have happened if COVID-19 had not come to the United States last year. But in other cases, the past year has simply accelerated permanent changes that were already taking place.

Mass graves for expired wind turbine blades is unacceptable

I recently learned of a site in western Nebraska where the remains of obsolete wind turbines are being temporarily stored. This concerned me very much because I do not want any new landfill created in Nebraska for the disposal of wind turbine blades.

Mass graves for expired wind turbine blades is unacceptable

I recently learned of a site in western Nebraska where the remains of obsolete wind turbines are being temporarily stored. This concerned me very much because I do not want any new landfill created in Nebraska for the disposal of wind turbine blades.

Advancing Telehealth

I know I am not the first person to say that the pandemic has changed many things about our daily lives. In some such as mask-wearing and social distancing, these changes are temporary and would never have happened if COVID-19 had not come to the United States last year. But in other cases, the past year has simply accelerated permanent changes that were already taking place.

Halftime at the Unicameral

The Nebraska Legislature is halfway through its 2021 session. Senators are working on passing a budget that controls spending and delivers on Nebraskans’ top priority—property tax relief. T

Pending issues portend major cultural shift in Nebraska

In four decades of covering government and politics in this state, I never thought I’d see the major cultural shift we are facing right now. At least not in my lifetime.