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 Tagged as ‘Nebraska Legislature’
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 [...]
February 28, 2009
LB260 – Vote on Monday
FYI, LB260 – Nebraska Claims for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment Act, is at the top of the agenda for a vote on Monday.
February 28, 2009
Free the Bikers!
Motorcycle and moped riders will no longer be required to wear helmets in Nebraska under a new helmet law introduced by Sen. Charlie Janssen of District 15 (Fremont). Show your support for biker liberty at a hearing on LB200 before the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee this Tuesday, March 3, at 1:30pm in room 1113.
February 22, 2009
Arrested by the… National Guard!?!?
The ever-thinning line between the military and domestic law enforcement will be erased altogether in Nebraska if Sen. Bill Avery of District 28 (Lincoln) has his way. According to section 6 of LB550, a new addition to the state’s Military Code, “While in the active service of the state or on orders under 32 U.S.C., [...]
February 22, 2009
Creeping Prohibition?
Or just another tool in the arsenal of the control freaks?
LB605 has some disturbing implications for those who value property rights. According to the Statement of Intent, it “would allow for additional weight to be given to support or opposition of businesses and residents within 500 feet and neighborhood associations within 100 feet of a [...]
February 21, 2009
Learning Community Hearings on Monday
Monday is a big day for those concerned about the tax issues raised by the Learning Community law that took effect this year. Three bills being considered by the Education Committee (Room 1525, 1:30pm) appear to address some of these issues.
LB22, introduced by Sen. Mike Friend of District 10 (Omaha), is a bill “to eliminate the double-taxation [...]
February 21, 2009
Yet another victimless crime…
The prohibition of Salvia passed by a 44-0 vote. One thing our legislators all seem to agree on is that we need to be told what we can and cannot ingest. Being a Jeffersonian I subscribe to the idea, as expressed in our Declaration of Independence, that government exists to guarantee our rights. Somehow I [...]
February 17, 2009
Redundancy Department
I’m a firm believer that our ancestors already passed most of the laws we need a long time ago and that most new legislation is redundant or unnecessary. Once you’ve covered coercion and fraud you’re basically just repeating yourself to keep on passing new laws against them in their various forms. Three bills scheduled to be heard by [...]
