03/10/17
We had a short week this week with a recess day on Friday. Floor debate on priority bills continues, although we are way behind compared to previous years. I worry we will not be able to hear all the priority bills. The bottom line on bills is if it has n..
Local man attends Article V Convention of States meeting
Patti Jo Peterson Managing editor Proponents of the Article V Convention of States project met in Lincoln March 7 to discuss the status of a Legislative resolution to limit the federal government’s fiscal responsibilities, limit the scope of its power a..
Whiteclay task force gets strong support from Legislature
By Zach Pluhacek Lincoln Journal Star The Legislature signaled strong interest Thursday in addressing the ravaging effects of beer sales in the tiny northwest Nebraska village of Whiteclay. Lawmakers voted 42-0 in support of forming a Whiteclay public hea..
Tom Brewer — he’s a whole different type of senator
DON WALTON Lincoln Journal Star Nebraska’s ornate legislative chamber, with its stately columns and leather chairs, is a whole world away from the stark battleground in Afghanistan where life, not a legislative bill or re-election, is at stake. The ..
Four-year cap on property valuations proposed
by The Unicameral Update, Sen. Tom Brewer A property’s assessed value would remain the same for four years under a bill heard by the Revenue Committee March 9. The same valuation method would be used each year through Jan. 1, 2022. LB576, sponsored by..
03/03/17 Update:
This week things were moving right along for a while, but we’ve become bogged-down with a filibuster on LB 46 which would create a “Choose Life” license plate. There was a tragedy on Thursday at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. The legis..
Refugee bill is about information, not discrimination, supporters say
ZACH PLUHACEK, Lincoln Journal Star Nebraskans should have more detailed information about refugees who are resettled here and the potential costs to the state, backers of a legislative bill said Thursday. The measure, sponsored by state Sen. Tom Brewer o..
February 24th Weekly Update
Another busy week in the legislature has flown by! This is the first week there were no extended fights on the floor about rules, so we actually began addressing bills and moving them through the process of amendment and debate. This week I introduced two..
Here’s a Conservative Republican I’d Vote For
We need more Tom Brewers. BY CHARLES P. PIERCE/Esquire ATLANTA—In keeping with the previous post about forgotten Americans, let’s talk about some extraordinarily forgotten Americans. As the DNC meeting was breaking up the other day, Frank LaMere, ..
24 February 2017 Press Release
For Immediate Release: Hearing for LB 504 Two-year moratorium on the construction of commercial wind energy in the Sandhills LINCOLN – Senator Tom Brewer, Representing Nebraska’s 43rd legislative district which covers most of the area known as “The ..