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- Don Walton , Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star
- Jan 3, 2021
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Ask Nebraskans, and some would say they’d prefer to go back to the past, or skip forward to the future. Leave 2020 in the dust of the present.
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Ask Nebraskans, and some would say they’d prefer to go back to the past, or skip forward to the future. Leave 2020 in the dust of the present.
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Nebraska Legislature will continue COVID-19 protocols when it convenes
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'Without Ernie, there is not a brakeman for the Legislature'
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New faces in the Legislature include some familiar ones
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Questions arise about new prison proposal
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