Governors Last Chance to Push his Agenda!

As the Legislative session draws to its final days in the state of Nebraska, Governor Dave Heineman took one last opportunity to push for property tax relief, and tax cuts in the states budget. Saturday morning the governor held a press conference stating that he has used his line-item veto power to veto $65.3 million…

On the Mindless Menace of Violence

This is a time of shame and sorrow. It is not a day for politics. I have saved this one opportunity to speak briefly to you about this mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives. It is not the concern of any one race. The…

Ditch the Ones?

In 2012 the GAO (Government Accountability Office) released a report that stated if the US were to switch from $1 bank notes to $1 coins the country could save $5.5 billion over a thirty year period, and roughly $184 million per year. While previous attempts to get the US interested in using $1 coins have…

2015 Presidential Recommended Budget of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Funding Highlights:• Provides $23.7 billion in discretionary resources for the Department of Agriculture to invest in rural communities; nutrition assistance for vulnerable populations; renewable energy and energy improvements to cut carbon pollution and make America more energy independent; and agricultural research in key areas such as climate resilience and improved crop production techniques. This includes: Doubling…