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Bostar follows own path to the Capitol

March 5, 2021 admin

Before Lincoln Sen. Eliot Bostar decided to run for the Nebraska Legislature, he asked for guidance from an old friend: Bill Moyers.

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Cavanaugh looks for new ways to serve

February 26, 2021 admin

Sen. John Cavanaugh is an Omaha kid, through and through. Number five of eight children born to John and Kate Cavanaugh, he currently represents the same legislative district that his father represented from 1972 to 1976.

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Day ready for legislative heavy lifting

February 19, 2021 admin

If one had to guess which current Nebraska state senator has competed in Olympic weightlifting at the international level, it might take a few guesses before choosing Omaha Sen. Jen Day.

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Sen. Rich Pahls
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Learning is lifelong passion for Pahls

February 12, 2021 admin

When Omaha Sen. Rich Pahls left the Legislature in 2013, he gave away many of his things — information packets, personal effects.

“I thought I was finished,” Pahls said of being term limited eight years ago.

His new office is a little bare, but ready to be filled as Pahls begins his third term at the Capitol.

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Sanders looks to the future and beyond

February 5, 2021 admin

Not even historic levels of snowfall can dampen Bellevue Sen. Rita Sanders’ positive outlook on life. Born and raised in Hawaii, she looked outside her office window at the snow drifts last week and focused on her affinity for snow sports.

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Legislative leader back in “marketplace of ideas”

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 admin

When Norfolk Sen. Mike Flood last served in the Nebraska Legislature, his two sons were small enough to sit on his desk in the legislative chamber.

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Aguilar returns for second act

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 admin

During his farewell address to the Legislature in 2008, Sen. Raymond Aguilar of Grand Island said that he and his colleagues had worked to make Nebraska better.

“I’m sure in our own way we will all continue that work in another form,” Aguilar said then.

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Sen. Terrell McKinney
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McKinney ready to grapple with new challenges

January 15, 2021 admin

So, which is more of a full-contact sport: wrestling or politics?

“Probably politics,” new Omaha Sen. Terrell McKinney said with a chuckle.

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New senator brings experience to the Legislature

April 18, 2019April 23, 2019 admin

Andrew La Grone is a first-year senator but he’s not new to the Capitol or issues of public policy.

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Public service is a way of life for Gragert

April 11, 2019 admin

When most people think of retirement, they might envision leisurely games of golf, time with family or days spent on a warm beach. Sen Tim. Gragert, on the other hand, decided to spend his retirement in the George Norris Legislative Chamber.

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Sen. Megan Hunt and her daughter, Alice, at home in 2018.
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Legislature gains a radical pragmatist in Hunt

April 5, 2019 admin

By the time Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt wrote the business plan for Hello Holiday—a boutique that supports the work of local designers, artists and activists—she already had founded or co-founded a bridal accessory business, a shared co-working space and a nonprofit with the goal of reducing harassment at Omaha nightclubs and bars.

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Sen. Ben Hansen
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New senator is ready for work

March 29, 2019 admin

Sen. Ben Hansen doesn’t like to sit still.

The new senator from Blair owns two chiropractic clinics, an equipment rental business and a company that turns reclaimed wood into furniture.

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Cavanaugh continues family legacy of public service

March 22, 2019 admin

Somewhere in Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh’s home sits a neglected trunk. It was handed down by her mother and is filled with the relics of a previous life of “free time”—before having children and before deciding to run for the Nebraska Legislature.

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Sen. Dave Murman and his son Chase after winning a football championship in 2003.
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Murman’s dream of holding office deferred but not forgotten

March 15, 2019 admin

Sen. Dave Murman of Glenvil does not often watch the late evening news. But he was watching one night in mid-February 2018 when it was reported that his predecessor in the District 38 seat had announced that he would not seek reelection.

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Sen. Steve Lathrop
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Lathrop returns to legislative service

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 admin

While the other members of the 2019 freshman class of state senators were learning the basics at new member orientation, Omaha Sen. Steve Lathrop was becoming reacquainted with the building where he spent eight years serving the people of District 12.

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