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Today in the Legislature
Well the Judiciary Committee is at it again. They want to make it easier for western and rural Nebraska to have their judges taken from them for urban Nebraska. I opposed the provision of LB 1014 that would let the Supreme Court vote to take away judges from one district and give them to another. Currently the Legislature has to make that decision and there is a check and balance to ensure it is not done without public input from both lawyers and citizens. The bill advanced, barely, due to the other considerations of the bill but will be debated again and hopefully will recognize the impact such a law may have on the ability for justice to be handled in an efficient manner - instead of counties waiting for their day once a month for court.
Today in the General Affairs Committee
We heard three bills today and the appointee withdrew his nomination to the Liquor Control Commission.
LB993 (McDonald) Change expenditure provisions relating to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission Rule and Regulation Cash Fund
LB1103 (Karpisek) Change provisions relating to sale of farm winery wines
LB955 (Dierks) Change provisions under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act relating to manufacturers' interest in wholesalers
The committee did advance the following bills to General File:
LB 689
LB 996 with Committee Amendments
LB 993
LB 1103
General Affairs Committee Website: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/web/public/genaffairs
Members of the General Affairs Committee:
Vickie McDonald, Chair, St. Paul - vmcdonald@leg.ne.gov
Russ Karpisek, Vice Chair, Wilbur - rkarpisek@leg.ne.gov
Annette Dubas, Fullerton - adubas@leg.ne.gov
Cap Dierks, Ewing - mdierks@leg.ne.gov
Philip Erdman, Bayard - perdman@leg.ne.gov
Mike Friend, Omaha - mfriend@leg.ne.gov
Ray Janssen, Nickerson - rjanssen@leg.ne.gov
Don Preister, Omaha - dpreister@leg.ne.gov
Tomorrow in the Agriculture Committee
Senator Philip Erdman, Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the Legislature, announced the CommitteeÕs February 26th public hearing on a series of bills pertaining to the State Fair will be televised on NET2. The February 26th hearing will be broadcast from Hearing Room 1525 of the State Capitol Building beginning at 1:30 p.m. (CST) where the Committee will receive public testimony on the five bills introduced this session.
Forums with Phil - This Weekend
State Senator Philip Erdman has scheduled informal meetings in District 47 this upcoming week. The forums are informal and open to the public. Everyone is welcome to stop by the forums with legislative concerns, questions, or just to chat with the Senator. His complete schedule is as follows:
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Community: Harrisburg, Banner County
Location: Harrisburg Courthouse
Time: 9:30 am Ð 10:30 pm (MST)
Community: Kimball, Kimball County
Location: Kimball Event Center
Time: 12:00 pm Ð 1:00 pm (MST)
Monday, March 3, 2008
Community: Chappell, Deuel County
Location: Buckley Building
Time: 10:30 am Ð 11:30 am (MST)
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