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Feb 22
2012
Douglas County Republican Party Convention
The Douglas County Republican Party Convention is coming up the 9th of June! While this may seem far away, if you want to go and have a say, you must register as a delegate with the Douglas County Election Commissioner by March 1st. National and State delegations are chosen at the State and County conventions, [...]
Feb 21
2012
Crunch Time for Voter ID Act
According to a recent report released by the non-partisan Pew Center on the States, the nation’s voter registration rolls are in disarray and are rife with inaccuracies. One in eight active registrations is invalid or inaccurate. That's more than 24 million!!! The problems have the potential to affect the outcomes of local, state and federal elections. The report [...]
Feb 21
2012
Gallup: Unemployment Back up to 9%
A new Gallup survey indicates that U.S. unemployment moved back to 9% in February. The Gallup survey has historically been an accurate indicator of what the official jobless announcements will report. The official government unemployment rate for January had dropped to 8.3%, but these new results indicate that a very sluggish recovery is stalling. Under Barack Obama's [...]
Feb 21
2012
Jensen Calls it Quits
Omaha School Board President Sandra Jensen, who has served for almost 30 years, will not seek reelection. She did not file by last week's deadline. On the Republican side, Randi Scott promises "transparency, accountability and quality education for all students.”
Feb 18
2012
Larry and Kathy Courtnage Honored at Elephant Remembers
On Friday evening, at the 2012 Elephant Remembers dinner, the Douglas County Republican Party honored Larry and Kathy Courtnage for their years of selfless service. It was the largest turnout for this event in the last five years. In the largest turnout for this event in five years, Governor Heineman, Congressman Terry, Lieutenant Governor Sheehy, Hal Daub and countless others paid [...]
Feb 17
2012
Senator Johann’s Politico Article Condemning Obamacare
Excerpts from Senator Johann's guest column in Politico yesterday: Framers’ own words condemn health care reform: "The framers’ own words, including the Constitution itself, make it clear this law falls outside the scope of congressional power as envisioned by our Founding Fathers." said Johanns. “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government [...]
Feb 17
2012
Republicans Work to Keep Pipeline Alive
Nebraska State Senator Jim Smith's Legislative Bill (LB 1161) would allow Nebraska to bypass the federal logjam over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and restart its review of a pipeline route that would bypass the groundwater-rich Sand Hills. "I'm a firm believer that energy independence and an affordable and ample supply of energy is critical, not only for [...]
Feb 16
2012
Nebraska Radio Network: Heineman Says Wait on Exchanges
From an interview with Governor Dave Heineman on the Nebraska Radio Network February 1, 2012 By Brent Martin Gov. Dave Heineman insists Nebraska won’t default to the federal government in creating a state health insurance exchange, but the governor tells Nebraska Radio Network he wants to wait until the legal status of the federal [...]
Feb 15
2012
“Hope is Not a Strategy”
In response to today's story on Leavenworthst.com titled "Hope is Not a Strategy", the DCRP would like to make clear that nowhere in our posting "Pro-Obamacare Legislation Pushed in Nebraska Legislature" does the DCRP state that the plan to deal with the Affordable Care Act should be to do nothing. The DCRP's statement on the [...]
Feb 15
2012
Living (or Governing) on a Budget
This viral email sums up the current state of affairs in Washington with frightening clarity. Obama's new "budget" would be laughable if it were not so reckless. Isn't it time for a change from this ideologically-driven administration that has no grasp of simple economics?
