Opinion

WashingtOn d.C . As the year ends, families and friends will reunite across our state to celebrate the holiday season.

During the short session of the 105th Legislature back in the Spring of 2018, I had a resolution drafted that I ended up never introducing. This is quite common. During the first ten days of the session, a lot of political reality can happen between submitting a drafting request and dropping a three-parted bill into the Clerk of the Legislature’s wicker basket. This is what it said: “At the general election in November 2020, the following proposed amendment to the Constitution of Nebraska shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska for approval or rejection: To amend Article VII, section 6: VII-6 “All lands owned by the state for educational purposes shall be sold on or before December 31, 2024, except when the sale of such lands would violate an existing lease contract, in which case the lands shall be sold immediately upon the expiration of such lease. Prior to January 1, 2025, at public auction under such conditions as the Legislature shall provide.”

The new President will take office in just a few weeks. He has stated that he will do away with the renewable energy subsidy called the production income tax credit.

I’m proud of the work my team and I have done fighting for Nebraska this year. Whether it’s meeting with Nebraskans or helping you navigate the federal government, my goal remains the same.

by U.S. Senator Deb Fischer On the eve of October 7, 2023, the Middle East was more peaceful than it had been in years.

Despite prior assurances made repeatedly by the president himself and his spokespeople he would not do so, President Biden announced he had signed a sweeping pardon for his son Hunter Biden. While framed by the president as addressing Hunter’s gun and tax charges, the pardon stunningly covers all crimes Hunter “committed or may have committed” from 2014 to 2023, a period covering Hunter’s questionable business dealings in Ukraine, China, and other foreign nations.

My family has always loved to travel. Whether it was camping trips, a road trip to the 1967 World’s Fair in Montreal, or a drive to the Black Hills to see relatives, we could put some miles on the family car.

insights frOm d.C . President Ronald Reagan was deeply committed to the idea of “peace through strength.” It’s an acknowledgement that peace is best achieved through military power, because a strong military deters conflict.

The recent election reminded me about what happened to former Nebraska Governor Norbert (aka Nobby) Tiemann. He was a moderate Republican that only served one four-year term.

nOte frOm d.C . The Biden-Harris Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is broken.