by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Apr 23, 2021 | Blog
There are 5 weeks left of session this year. Last week marked the passing of another deadline, and things are getting intense at Lincoln and 23rd . Tuesday the House didn’t let out until 10PM and Weds the Senate had its turn at a late night concluding at 11:30PM. Both...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Apr 17, 2021 | Blog
This week was a win for indigenous peoples with the passing of Ida’s Law (HB 172), authored by Sen. Rosino and Rep. Walke. This bill establishes a liaison office with OSBI to assist in the investigation of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples. The Center for...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Apr 11, 2021 | Blog
Racism continues to play a role in the rhetoric of political leaders this legislative session. Last week a comment by Rep. Olsen (R- Roland) compared abortion to both slavery and the holocaust. As of the writing of this article, Rep. Olsen has stood firmly behind his...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog
This was a week of committee substitutes and flexing of House rules to manipulate the passing of controversial partisan legislation. We see this every year. Last year, most notably, a bill reinstating barriers to voting after the State Supreme Court ruled them...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Mar 13, 2021 | Blog
This week marked the passing of another deadline. Tuesday saw legislators on the floor past 1:00 AM. It’s been a long week for us all, to say the least. Thursday’s deadline signaled all bills that had not been heard and voted off the floor in their chamber of origin...
