Under the category of the unfinished business of termed-out senators, I wanted to offer some coaching to the new freshman class of Senators. In your first session, I would introduce five bills and I would make sure they went to five different committees.

Speaker of the Legislature offers plan to maintain valuable access for inspector generals A wise, old soul once told me that “the story of government isn’t that what is said isn’t so, it’s that what is so isn’t said.”

The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for November 2024 is 2.8 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is up 0.1 percent from the October 2024 rate and is up 0.3 percentage points from the November 2023 rate of 2.5 percent. Nebraska’s rate is ranked fifth lowest in the nation.

When you are elected Governor of a state, you take on an awesome responsibility – that of commander-in-chief. It’s not something you get the chance to prepare or train for. It has been an eye-opening experience, in discovering all that our soldiers and airmen do.

During the regular meeting of the Brown County Commissioners on December 17th, the commissioners acknowledged a filing in district court by Hathshire Berkaway against the county. County Attorney Andy Taylor said the filing was made by Grant Kobes’ company against the county for the board’s action to award damages to landowners for the construction of a road to Kobes’ property in southwestern Brown County at the former Long Lake State Recreation Area site.

The Brown County Historical Society would like to take this opportunity to thank the Brown County Lodging Committee for the generous grant given to them. The Brown County Foundation gave a donation, as well as Jerry Paulson of Paulson Lawn Service who donated his time and efforts, along with the people who donated in memory of Carol Larson.