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Empowering families

W Students are a large part of why I’m so optimistic about the future of our great country. In recent years they’ve faced unprecedented challenges as COVID-19 disrupted traditional classroom settings.

Cut taxes, invest in our kids

g OVernOr Our current tax system fails Nebraskans and needs reform now. For too long, our tax code has not been competitive.

Let’s choose nuclear power as our way ahead vs wind and solar

Since I came to the Legislature in 2017, one of the top priorities of the constituents of my district has been wind energy. They do not want to see the ecologically unique Sandhills destroyed with these monstrosities, and they most definitely don’t want to be neighbors to them.

Renewing a commitment to life

W Last year was remarkable for the pro-life movement. On June 24, when the Supreme Court issued their Dobbs v.

Should we even consider a Two-House Legislature?

Every session of the Nebraska Legislature features what promises to be a real clunker of a bill. This year’s prizewinner – so far – is a proposal to change from a unicameral to a two-house Legislature.

Announcing historic tax relief bills

LINCOLN - Governor Jim Pillen, accompanied by several state senators including members of the Revenue Committee, announced six priority bills for the Legislative session aimed at transforming Nebraska’s tax code, making our state’s tax system more competitive with other states, improving workforce development, and providing parents and their children additional choices for education. “Our current tax system fails to make Nebraska competitive,” said Governor Pillen.