Opinion

insights frOm d.C . Last week, I wrote about my team’s work to secure federal tax dollars Nebraskans already sent to Washington to improve the Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island.

nOte frOm d.C . Tax Day is nearly here.

The 109th legislative session is nearing adjournment. We were all hopeful that would happen last Friday, April 10, but with several unexpected bumps in the road, primarily the struggle to pass the budget, we will sine die this Friday, April 17. The final day is reserved for any necessary votes to override possible Governor vetos.

Spring is planting time in Nebraska. But the looming primary election on May 12 for U.S.

W Tax Day will never be anyone’s favorite holiday. There are no parades, no family gatherings, and certainly no celebrations when April 15 rolls around.

Gateway to growth: Revitalizing Nebraska’s Airports d.C . This past week, I had the pleasure of visiting Grand Island for an exciting occasion: the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Central Nebraska Regional Airport's new Snow Removal Equipment Building.

nOte frOm d.C . Farms and ranches are the foundation of the Good Life in Nebraska.

With the session winding down, the Legislature has approximately six days of debate remaining to work through a significant number of bills. At this point in the session, most of the remaining bills are priority bills, and there simply is not enough time to give them all the floor debate they deserve before the session closes. That reality weighs heavily on bills like LB1187, this year’s “brand committee” bill. LB1187 was a bill brought to Sen. DeKay at the request of the brand committee which asks for two primary changes; the ability to charge a flat fee for travel rather than mileage and the ability to increase the fee caps to ensure the committee can keep up with inflationary costs of doing business.

“To the Arch by March.” That was the scary slogan circulating throughout Omaha back in the 1980s when both Union Pacific and ConAgra were threatening to move their corporate headquarters out of the River City. (U.P.

W When Congress is not in session, I am meeting with constituents across the Third District. I always enjoy visiting communities and meeting with Nebraskans where they are, on the front lines of our economy.