Lincoln Leach Kindergarten Lincoln comes to school excited to learn. He is happy and positive, works well with his classmates and does a good job listening to directions the first time they are given.

“Helping With Your Christmas Budget” Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is over and everyone ate their share of that scrumptious meal, one moves on to the next holiday Christmas. Christmas is always a fun time of year when you listen to the Christmas carols, wrap presents, celebrate the holiday with family and friends and once again, eat, eat and eat more.

Oh Boy, Next Legislature May Have a Big Pot of Money to Play With An extraordinary two years of revenue growth means that the next Legislature may have more than $1 billion in excess funding to use in the upcoming budget, thanks to a report to the Nebraska Tax Rate Review Committee. Once known as the “no name committee,” the group gathers annually to decide if the state should adjust tax rates.

During the last legislative session, I introduced a bill to stop treating social security payments as income, and exempt them from Nebraska income tax. A similar bill was introduced by Senator Lindstrom. I chose not to pursue my bill so Senator Lindstrom could pass his LB 64. He has been introducing bills to un-tax social security since before I came to the Legislature. I felt the measure had a better chance of passing if the bill was carried by a senior senator. LB 64 passed 41-8 last May.

Dylan W. Poland: DUI - .15+, $500.00 Fine; Seven Days Jail, One Year Driver’s License Revoked and Interlock System; Drive During Revocation/ Impounded, Seven Days Jail; Agency and Officer Not Found.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues to spread.