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District 16 State Senator Lydia Brasch scored 100% conservative on 7 key legislative votes so far during the 2015 Nebraska Legislature session, putting her squarely in-line with Governor Ricketts and other conservative senators on these issues. Senators scoring 0% conservative were in-line with liberal Democrats who voted almost lockstep in unison on this scorecard.

Weekly Session Update – May 11, 2015 Another week has flown by at the Legislature with the completion of Day 77 on May 7. There are only 13 session days left, with many major issues remaining on the agenda such as the budget, prison and corrections reform, and property tax relief. The budget advanced through […]

Weekly Session Update – February 23, 2015 Session began as scheduled on Tuesday, February 17, marking Day 27 of our 90-day session. In observance of President’s Day, the office was closed on Monday. This resulted in a short work week where my staff and I worked extended hours due to the normal legislative workload in […]

Weekly Session Update – February 2 Monday, Jan. 26th, marked the 13th day of the Legislature which started off great as District 16 Pastor Russ Faust of Kennard led us in prayer. We were also blessed to have Pastor Gregg Gaham from Oakland lead us in prayer on Friday. Thank you to both who travelled […]

Weekly Session Update – January 26 On Monday, January 20, the Legislature was not in session to observe Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. Events were held across our district, state and country to pay tribute to Rev. Dr. King’s legacy of promoting peaceful unity among all people. The long weekend provided a welcome return home […]