Two bills relating to the learning community (ok “learning communities” but we all know there’s only one) are being discussed in a Revenue Committee hearing this Thursday.
One is Sen. Scott Price’s LB418, which I have blogged about before here. I encourage everyone who cares about tax fairness in Douglas and Sarpy counties to attend the hearing and support [...]
Entries from March 2009
March 22, 2009
More Learning Community Bills in Committee This Week
March 19, 2009
Public Risk for Private Profit – Here We Go Again
Government-business partnerships are the bane of liberty, but some people in the Unicameral don’t seem to understand this. Several bills before the Revenue Committee today are aimed at enabling counties to set up special districts with tax authority to fund the building of “Entertainment and Sports Attractions”. They also want to let these districts get some [...]
March 9, 2009
The Health Nazis Are At It Again!
Now they want to outlaw smoking in your car. Not to worry though, it’s For The Children.
According to LB93, it “shall be unlawful for an individual to operate or be an occupant in a motor vehicle while smoking if an individual under sixteen years of age is an occupant in the motor vehicle.” This classic piece [...]
