Capitol Connection Episode 113 What You Need to Know About the Second-Half of the 2019 Legislative Session This year’s legislative session has officially passed its halfway point. State senators are entering Day 51 of a 90 working-day session, committee hearings...
The 2018 legislative session has come to a close. Karen Bowling, Executive Director and Nate Grasz, Policy Director sit down to discuss what happened. This year, four NFA-supported bills became law, but those weren’t our only victories. Every NFA-opposed bill was...
In my 17 years with Nebraska Family Alliance, never have we had a day quite like yesterday. Over the course of 8 hours, state senators debated and advanced three NFA supported bills. What an exciting day! First, they advanced the state budget bill, LB 944, to final...
Today, the Office of Governor Ricketts released a press release highlighting broad support from state officials and advocacy groups for the Governor’s Pro-Life budget initiative to end taxpayer subsidies of abortion clinics. In the Governor’s 2018 budget...
Capitol Connection Episode 40: Senator John Lowe Shares About Serving in the Nebraska Legislature What is it like serving in the Nebraska Unicameral, and how do you stay true to your values once you’re there? State Senator John Lowe of Kearney, representing...
Thanks to an NFA supported bill that went into effect today, Nebraska’s teachers now have more religious freedom than they did yesterday. The law repeals an out-dated statute that prohibited teachers from wearing religious attire or clothing. At one point, 36...
