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Watchdog’s Scariest People of 2015: No. 4
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If only he would put his considerable skills to use helping his constituents, then he truly might be worthy of Politico’s honor. Until then, we have another title for him: Scary.
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Friends of this rural Nebraska county assessor had the benefit of a tax break, a state investigation found.
Read More →Abengoa contagion spreads to U.S. biofuel plants, causing layoffs and shutdowns
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Teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, renewable energy giant Abengoa has thrown the biofuels industry in the U.S. for a loop.
Read More →Deaths among disabled increase as spending soars
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Spending on community programs for developmentally disabled Nebraskans has nearly doubled in the past decade, but so has the number of deaths.
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Spending on community programs such as group homes has exploded in the past decade as Nebraska moved developmentally disabled people out of institutions and into the light. But state oversight of their financial operations is scant.
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Have yourself a microaggression Christmas
By M.D. Kittle / December 23, 2015 / Commentary, First Amendment, Free Speech, Nebraska, Wisconsin / No Comments
Expect a #NaughtyLIvesMatter protest at the North Pole demanding that all of the naughty kids get presents, too.
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