Election Results

On November 7, 2018, Posted by , In Uncategorized, By , , With No Comments

What will be the coffee shop chatter today in Nebraska? 56% of Nebraskans turned out to vote which is high for a mid-term election. All of Nebraska’s Congressional representatives were re-elected keeping the faces the same in Washington D.C. on behalf of our State. Congressman Adrian Smith, Congressman Jeff Fortenberry,…

WSA Interim #1 update

The Nebraska legislature is no longer in session, but WSA is still hard at work researching issues and engaging with Senators and candidates alike. The interim is always interesting. Early on a ballot initiative that would have put a question to voters about refunding a percentage of property taxes paid…

Nebraska Cattlemen Statement on Ag Provisions in Government Spending Bill

On March 26, 2018, Posted by , In Uncategorized, By ,, , With No Comments

LINCOLN, NE (March 23, 2018) –  Nebraska Cattlemen welcome the news that Congress included key policy provisions affecting agriculture in the omnibus spending bill, which funds the government for the remainder of the 2018 fiscal year. Electronic Logging Devices: Livestock haulers are now exempted from ELD compliance through September 30, 2018 when…