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Let's get involved, learn some things, & make this great state better! Educator, Activist, Nebraskan by Choice, ❤️ my HOmaha. Opinions mine; RTs🚫endorsements.
Mar 6, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
Hearing on LB31 which would require trains to have at least 2 crew members. Exasperated testifier asked that they please move this forward. He said he's been talking a to this committee for years on this issue.

These are the bills we should be debating.

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Mar 6, 2023 46 tweets 12 min read
I have too much rage to tweet today, especially listening to Senator Linehan and her attempt to "debunk" the factual information on LB753. I really, REALLY hope that our supports of public education in the #NELeg call her out on every single one. Here, let me share some: While not currently being taken from the current public school fund, this removes $25M next year and roughly $96M over the next 3 years out of the state budget. It will impact public school funding in the years to come.
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Mar 3, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
A reminder: there is a reeeeeeal quick way to stop “wasting time” in the #NELeg: pull LB574 “Let Them Grow,” the hateful bill that only impacts a small number of Nebraskans but impacts them in a huge and terrible way. You want to talk about housing? Taxes? Education? Clean water? Simple solution - don’t spend time on the anti-trans bill. Pull it.
Mar 2, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
I will say this again: the police Union 👏is👏not👏the👏same👏as👏all👏law👏enforcement👏 Here are the testimonies of the police chiefs of the two largest metro areas in the state for LB77 nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/… Image
Mar 1, 2023 42 tweets 11 min read
Debate on LB77 (“constitutional carry”) starts today. Listen here: nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/series-medi… For the record, the first “off topic” comments this morning were about gender affirming care and were brought up by Sen Kauth “correcting the record” based on Sen Hunts statement that “8 yr olds aren’t getting surgery.” Kauth’s referencing a 21 yr old who received care.
Feb 28, 2023 32 tweets 12 min read
It's official: LB574 (anti-gender affirming care) and LB626 (abortion ban) have been placed on General File #NELeg Looks like the committee statement for LB626 is now available. Here is the link and I'll post screenshots of the proponents and oppoennts nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/…
Feb 23, 2023 18 tweets 6 min read
First day post 626 & 574 being voted out of committee. Apparently neither was discussed at all. None of the opposition was addressed. The 3+hrs on both or almost 1,000 comments.

Not even discussed. @senatormachaela is telling us all about it.

Listen here:nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/series-medi… Senator @senatorblood takes the opportunity to talk about medical marijuana, sharing the story of a recent info gathering visit to CBD store. She says in the time that the #NELeg has been fighting MM, the CBD industry has run rampant with legitimately dangerous products