Shame on You State Senator Danielle Conrad

Nebraska State Sen. Danielle Conrad, one of the most leftwing senators in the Unicameral (48% conservative voting record from NTF in 2012), went on a rant against the American Legislative Exchange Council, a group of businesses and state senators who promote legislation to limit government and encourage the free market economy and state sovereignty.  Conrad chastised ALEC for tackling issues of great importance to conservatives, like gun owner rights, voter ID, and illegal immigration.  Joining her criticism were 2 leftist groups in Nebraska, Bold Nebraska and Common Cause, better known as Commie Cause among conservatives.  Conrad, of course, did not criticize leftist groups like the Sierra Club that seek to influence legislation in Lincoln.  Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom praises State Sen. Jim Smith and other state senators who belong to ALEC and sponsor legislation to promote fiscally conservative issues in our legislature that help the average citizen and small business owner. 

MEET & GREET DOC THOMPSON FROM THE MORNING BLAZE

Invitation to greet and meet Doc Thompson from The Morning Blaze, a Glenn Beck show on the Blaze Radio Network.  Tue. Nov. 5, 6:30 PM, Westside Community Center, 108 & Grover Streets, Omaha.  Local sponsor: Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom.  

Doc Thompson is a conservative libertarian American radio host and political commentator. He hosts The Morning Blaze with Doc Thompson, a radio show on The Blaze Radio Network, which debuted January 21^st, 2013. The show airs weekdays 6am to 9am before the Glenn Beck Radio Program, where he has been a regular guest host since 2008. Doc alsoprovides political analysis, appearing on various television shows such as CNBC’s The Kudlow Report, The Blaze’s Real News, The Glenn Beck Program, The Pat and Stu Show, and special election coverage from Virginia for CNN and Fox News. Doc has been honored to be a part of several teams, receiving a total of 7 Marconi Radio Awards from the National Association of Broadcasters. 

Thompson’s broadcast style mixes reporting, commentary, and humor to reflect a conservative libertarian political philosophy with economic views supportive of the free market. Showcasing Doc’s passion and insight, his beliefs and comments are consistent as he discusses personal freedom, personal responsibility, and Constitutional principles. 

HELP ELECT CONSERVATIVES TO THE LEGISLATURE

Please join Governor Dave Heineman, Congressman Lee Terry, Congressman Adrian Smith, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert, and University Regent Hal Daub for a Build Nebraska/NTF Kickoff Reception on Monday, October 14, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM at the UN-O Thompson Alumni Center, 6705 Dodge Street, Omaha.   

The purpose of our fundraiser is to raise money to pay for our free Build Nebraska/NTF campaign workshops and seminars for conservative candidates running for legislative seats in 2014. 

Many bills on tax reform, spending cuts, and regulatory relief stall in legislative committees and do not proceed to full legislative debate, because liberals dominate Unicameral committees.  In fact, adding liberal Democrats and liberal Republicans shows us that conservatives are a minority in the Legislature of this conservative state. 

Only if we elect more conservatives to the Legislature can we move Nebraska in a conservative direction. 

You can make a difference by becoming a reception co-host for only $100 per couple or $50 for an individual. 

Please send check to Build Nebraska, P.O. Box 391154, Omaha, NE. 68139.  For additional information, call Doug Kagan at 402-551-0921 or Marty Brown at 402-896-4427. 

Join Governor Heineman, Congressman Terry, Congressman Smith, Mayor Stothert, and Regent Daub for a fun and relaxing evening.

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Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you on the 14^th

Build Nebraska, P.O. Box 391154, Omaha, NE 68139

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VIGIL FOR AMERICAN JUSTICE

Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom will co-sponsor a vigil on September 13, 2013, for the family of 93-year old grandmother, Louise Sollowin, who was raped and murdered by an illegal alien in South Omaha. Other sponsors are the Federation for American Immigration Reform and Nebraskans Advisory Group. Emcee is Jim Rose from KFAB Radio. The purpose of the rally is to press our state and national elected officials to pass legislation to stop the influx of illegal aliens into our nation and state and deport immediately those engaged in criminal conduct.

Speakers include Susan Tully, regional director of FAIR, Susan Gumm from NE Taxpayers for Freedom, Susan Smith from NAG, Cong. Steve King (IA.) and Tom Latham (IA.), State Sen. Charlie Janssen, Chris Baker from KFAB, and relatives of several victims murdered by illegal aliens.  Breitbart is giving the vigil national publicity. Participants will circulate petitions requesting state senators to pass legislation prohibiting NE cities and towns from declaring themselves sanctuary cities for illegal aliens.  The vigil will be held at the City-County Bldg. plaza at 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, on Friday, 9/13/2013.  We ask attendees to bring small American Flags with them. 

STATE TAX RELIEF NOW

Attend the Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom monthly meeting on Wed. Aug. 21, 6:30 PM at Millard Library, 132^nd & Westwood Lane, Omaha.  Guest speakers: Sens. Charlie Janssen and Pete Pirsch, both members of the legislature’s Tax Modernization Committee.  They will encourage us to lobby the committee to not only reform the state tax system but also give us needed tax relief.  Please bring your friends and questions.

MAYOR JEAN STOTHERT SPEAKS TO NTF

Wed. July 17, 6:30 PM.  Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert will speak to NTF members about her FY 2013-14 city budget at our monthly meeting.  Millard Library, 132^nd & Westwood Lane, Omaha.  Please bring friends & neighbors to listen and mobilize to support her fiscally conservative budget. 

5th ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY TEA PARTY JUNE 29th.

Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom and Liberty Ladies-Omaha will sponsor a 5^th Annual Independence Day Tea Party celebration on Saturday, June 29, from 1 PM to 3 PM, at Walnut Grove Park, 150^th & Q Streets, Omaha.  Guest speakers are Cong. Lee Terry, gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Charlie Janssen, and Shane Osborn, Navy Pilot Hero, POW, recipient of the Distinguished Flyer Cross, and now Senate candidate.  There will be patriotic music and drawings for prizes.  We ask tea partiers to bring a picnic lunch, signs, and Flags. 

PAPIO NRD HALL OF SHAME.

PAPIO NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT                             HALL OF SHAME

Taxpayers often complain about public officials raising our taxes, but few take the time or effort to find out precisely which officeholders raise our taxes and spend our tax dollars recklessly.  Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom is publicizing the names and mug shots of elected and appointed officials in local taxing authorities who vote against the interests of taxpayers.             *                                                           *                                                           *                                   *
On May 9, only 3 Papio-Mo. River Natural Resources District board members, Curt Frost, Scott Japp, and Dave Klug, voted for taxpayers, against a resolution to issue a $42.6 million bond (paid back by property taxes) to raise money for an unneeded dam in northwest Douglas County.  NTF and the Papio Valley Preservation Comm. both lobbied actively against this bond issue, favoring instead low impact development that would cost much less.  The following 8 NRD Board members we nominated to the Taxpayers Hall of Shame:   

Fred Conley                                       John Conley                       Rich Tesar                          Jim Thompson    

Patrick Leahy                                    Tim Fowler                         Patrick Bonnett*                   Ron Woodle

*the board member who campaigned with the slogan “I will provide responsible stewardship of taxpayer funds…”

Keep this sheet and vote against these 8 board members on Election Day!

 

 

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ATTEND OUR PROPERTY VALUATION SEMINAR

Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom will sponsor a town hall meeting to instruct property owners how to challenge their higher property valuations.  The meeting is on Thu. May 30, 6:30 PM at Millard Library, 132^nd & Westwood Lane, Omaha.  The presentation includes the history of property valuation increases, a Power Point lesson on how to challenge a higher home valuation, and proposed property valuation relief legislation in the legislature. 

 

NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS FOR FREEDOM MONTHLY MEETING

Wed. May 15, 6:30 PM.  Dr. John Bartle, Dean of the UN-O College of Public Affairs, will discuss how high taxes are impeding economic growth in Nebraska and offer solutions to this persistent problem.  Bring friends & neighbors to hear him speak at our monthly meeting at Millard Library, 132^nd & Westwood Ln., Omaha.

HEAR GOV. HEINEMAN SPEAK ON TAX REFORM, MEDICAID EXPANSION

Governor Dave Heineman will speak on comprehensive tax reform and the negative effects of Medicaid expansion at a meeting sponsored by Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom on Wed., April 17, 6:30 PM at Westside Community Center, 108^th & Grover Streets, Omaha.  This meeting is free and open to the public.  Attendees should bring their questions in writing. 

ATTEND OUR TEA PARTY AND SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR

Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom will hold its annual Tax Day Tea Party on Saturday, April 13, from 2 PM to 4 PM at Walnut Grove Park, 150^th & Q Streets, Omaha.  The theme of this year’s Tea Party is “Great Expectations,” regarding the great expectations on tax and spending control that we expect from conservative candidates in the present city election.  Guest speakers are as follows: Jean Stothert, candidate for Mayor of Omaha, as keynote speaker.   Omaha City Council candidates Ed Truemper (District 1), Rich Pahls (District 5), and Aimee Melton (District 7), and several Omaha Public School board candidates.  There also will be patriotic music and drawings for prizes. 

According to the Tax Foundation, Nebraskans will work this year until April 12 to pay their federal, state, and local taxes. So it will be appropriate for our speakers to discuss our city and school tax situations and their consistency regarding tax reduction and pledges to use tax dollars for basic services and not frivolous spending.  ========================================================================Governor Dave Heineman will speak on comprehensive tax reform and the negative effects of Medicaid expansion at a meeting sponsored by Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom on Wed., April 17, 6:30 PM at Westside Community Center, 108^th & Grover Streets, Omaha.  This meeting is free and open to the public.  Please bring your questions in writing. 

NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS MAYORAL FORUM

Mon. March 25, 7 PM.  Westside Community Center, 108 & Grover Streets, Omaha.  NTF Omaha Mayoral Candidate Forum.  Meet and hear candidates Jean Stothert, Brad Ashford, Dave Nabity, and Dan Welch answer questions on taxes, spending, government regulation, and crime.

NE Taxpayers March Meeting.

Wed, March 20, 6:30pm – 8:30pm . Millard Public Library, 132nd & Westwood Ln., Omaha.

At this meeting, we have the good fortune of hosting Roland Manarin, Founder and CEO of Manarin Investment Counsel, Ltd.   Roland is a foremost expert on money and will relate what happens when state and federal tax policies impinge on our savings.  Learn what you can do to protect your nest eggs.  Bring your questions on index cards. 

BRAD ASHFORD-BAD FOR OMAHA!

If you like high taxes, runaway spending, and lots of strangling government regulations, then Brad Ashford is your candidate for Mayor of Omaha.  If you think illegal aliens have a right to crowd our schools, burden our welfare system, take our jobs, murder our fellow Nebraskans, and continue to fill our jails and prisons, then Brad Ashford should be your candidate for Mayor of Omaha.  His voting record during his years in the Legislature has wounded taxpayers many times each session.  His other political activities expose him as a liberal who wants to use government social engineering to destroy our traditional middle-class values.  Read below and see for yourself how Brad Ashford would harm Omaha taxpayers as its mayor.
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2013 Legislative Session.

LB 556 cosponsor: To require regional behavioral health authorities to provide community services in local public schools.  The welfare dept. and Dept. of Education would adopt and utilize rules and regulations to provide telehealth services for kids through the public schools.  School personnel and behavioral health professionals would treat medical or behavioral problems.  School personnel need not have medical training. This legislation would allow strangers to treat your child for supposed behavioral problems without parental consent.  THINKS GOVERNMENT KNOWS BETTER THAN PARENTS!
LB 44: Ashford.  Lowering the penalty for murder for those under 18 to a maximum sentence of life in prison and a minimum sentence that would allow parole after 20 yrs.  Gangs now use juveniles to murder their rivals, knowing juveniles receive more lenient sentences.  The American Civil Liberties Union-NE supports the bill. 

LB 50: Ashford.  To make gun owning adults criminally liable for civil damages if leaving a firearm in a place where someone under 19 or mentally incompetent person can get it.  The bill does not closely define “reasonable storage,” so vague that a home intruder could sue a homeowner whose child used a gun to shoot him.  Lawyers could file frivolous lawsuits against gun owners. 

LB 561: Ashford.  To create $10 million in new community-based social programs for incarcerated juveniles and close the detention centers at Kearney and Geneva.  His bill would expose NE citizens to potential violence from criminal juveniles.  Both Kearney and Geneva juvenile detention facilities would lose hundreds of jobs, impacting city school systems, housing markets, and economies. 

LB 562: Ashford.  To require the Dept. of Correctional Services to prohibit the use of seclusion for disciplinary purposes and standards for the use of seclusion as a temporary emergency procedure. 

                                                BRAD ASHFORD IS SOFT ON CRIME!

 

2012 Legislative Session.

Taxes.

LB 357: Voted to allow Omaha and other NE cities to raise their local sales tax by 1/2c per $1, forcing Omahans to pay 7.5c per dollar sales tax.

Ashford was the main legislative sponsor to impose a hike in the Omaha local sales tax in 1993 (World-Herald 4-19-94).

Spending.

LR 373 CA: Voted to raise his state senator salary from $12,000 to $22,500 annually, about an 88% increase.

LB 540: Voted to allow Medicaid to cover family planning services for families earning up to 185% of the federal poverty level.  26,000 NE women would qualify. 

LB 599: Voted to provide prenatal care to poor, illegal alien women ineligible for Medicaid, costing the state over $655,000 annually.  Passage of this bill guaranteed NE as a magnet state for migrating illegal aliens. 

LB 821: Voted to create another bureaucracy, the Dept. of Childrens Services.  The leftist NE Appleseed Center supported this bill.

LB 1079: Voted to fund programs through $200,000 annual grants from the state education dept. to provide English reading, writing, and math skills to the poor, including illegal aliens.  Funding also paid for job coaching and personal expenses. 

 

Ashford received a 57% conservative score on our NTF 2012 Legislative Voting Record. 

 

2011 Legislative Session.

Taxes.
LB 106: Voted to expand county sales taxes up to 1.5%.

LB 211: Voted to facilitate mail order and Internet sales and use taxes on consumer purchases.

LB 251: Voted to increase court filing fees by $20.

LB 283: Voted to allow school districts to levy property taxes and issue bonds without a public vote.
LB 357: Voted to allow cities to raise their local sales tax by 1/2c per $1.

LB 400: Voted to extend the sunset date for an additional natural resources district property tax of 3c per $100 of valuation. 

LB 421: Voted to raise the cost of annual state park resident permit fees by 25%.

Spending.

LB 200: Voted to provide up to $150,000 annually in grants to help establish socialist food cooperatives.

LB 465: Voted against the bill, which saved NE about $3.9 million annually by stopping food stamps and Medicaid to illegal aliens. 

LB 468: Voted against the bill, which allowed the state to add and increase client co-pays for Medicaid goods and services. 

LB 543: Voted to raise the income limit on savings and checking accounts for food stamp applicants to $25,000 and force the state to develop an outreach program with counties to encourage the maximum number of people to apply for food stamps.

Regulations.

LB 329: Voted to adopt a new, minimum international energy conservation code for NE that raised consumer costs.

 

2010 Legislative Session.

Taxes.

LB 686: Voted to increase county fees.
LB 861: Voted to raise fees for farm winery licenses from $45 to $400.

LB 867: Voted to increase from $200 to $1,000 annual shipping license fees, hurting small businesses.

LB 910: Voted to raise kennel fees by thousands of dollars.

Spending.

LB 1105: Voted to make it financially inconvenient to administer the death penalty in capital cases.

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                                    BRAD ASHFORD THE HYPOCRITE!

In a speech to the Omaha Morning Rotary Club in Nov. 1993, Ashford declared that he would support a Balanced Budget Amendment in Congress, requiring a 20% cut in federal entitlement programs as a means to drop the deficit down to zero (World-Herald 11-17-93).  However, the next February, he said that he opposed the Balanced Budget Amendment then considered by Congress (WH 2-28-94).  Ashford changes sides like a political chameleon.  He has been a Republican, Democrat, and Independent.  Yet, he claims to have “a solid track record of building trust” (Omaha WH 10-3-12).  While a Republican, he authored a glowing guest editorial praising Gov. Ben Nelson, who, as Senator, provided the vote needed to pass ObamaCare.  Democrat former Sen. Bob Kerrey has urged Ashford to consider running for mayor. 

 

Ashford is not very skilled at handling finances.  During his campaign for Congress, his campaign forgot to pay Social Security taxes for his campaign staff (WH 5-5-94).  Oops!!

 

  ASHFORD NO FRIEND TO LAWFUL GUN OWNERS!  BAN ASHFORD, NOT GUNS!

Ashford has led the fight in the Legislature for gun control over lawful gun owners. 

Ashford: “It takes guts to stand up to the National Rifle Association.”  (World-Herald), 11-11-93. 

Ashford editorial (WH. 8-16-94):  “…self-serving, greedy interests of the NRA.”

In his 1994 plan to fight crime, Ashford pledged to ban semiautomatic firearms not used for hunting (World-Herald 4-2-94). 

In a 1997 editorial (WH 2-12-97) and in the Legislature, he opposed a law allowing lawful citizens to carry concealed handguns and hoped that the Legislature would strike down the bill. 

…..BUT HE SURE LIKES GANG MEMBERS!

Ashford pandered to youth gang members when he introduced LB 923 in 2010 to seal juvenile gang member records, so that they could more easily gain employment, as if employers want to hire gang members!

 

            BRAD ASHFORD: AMIGO TO ILLEGAL ALIENS!
As chairman of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, Ashford bottled up bills to stem illegal immigration in Nebraska, such as E-Verify employment measures and voter ID verification.  He voted against voter ID and for prenatal care for illegal aliens.  The owner of a Spanish-language newspaper in South Omaha praised Ashford’s “leadership in opposition to Draconian anti-immigrant bills,” bills that actually would reverse illegal immigration in NE, and again praised Ashford for “his compassion” for pregnant illegal immigrant women (see Ashford’s Mayoral website).

See his radio ad specifically pandering to those who prefer to speak Spanish in Omaha:

http://www.bradashford.com/taxpayer-relief-radio-advertisement-spanish/

 

                                                 NO FRIEND TO HOMEOWNERS!

Ashford served as Executive Director of the Omaha Housing Authority, expanding taxpayer-subsidized housing for the poor and minorities.  He is a vigorous proponent of this kind of housing scattered throughout the city, destroying property values of homeowners who have worked hard to afford and maintain their homes. 

                                                NO FRIEND TO PARENTS!
In 2010, Ashford pushed through LB 800, which forced public schools to report truancy cases monthly to the state and county attorneys.  Dozens of parents now face court dates with their children, who miss 20 school days because of illness or hospitalization. 

 

Friends of Brad Ashford:
Financial supporters of Ashford for Mayor include former Mayor Mike Fahey ($1,000 contribution), who continually raised our property taxes, and leftwing State Sen. Steve Lathrop.

Endorsed by radical State Sen. Ernie Chambers. 

NTF CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER SEMINARS

Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom invites you and friends to two volunteer seminars, hosted by Doug Kagan, pres. NE Taxpayers for Freedom, and Dee Dee Kelly, pres. Republican Business & Professional Women’s Club. 

Both free seminars will be at Mutual Federal Credit Union, 14510 F Street, from 10 AM to Noon, registration beginning at 9:30 AM.  Refreshments will be served.  

First seminar is on Sat. Feb. 23: “Score a Victory for Your Candidate”

Basic precinct organization: Precinct Duties the Right Way.

Precinct captain kits.

Postcard/letter endorsement parties: Endorse Your Candidate the Right Way.

Precinct coffees and teas: Meet & Greet Meetups the Right Way.

Hosting small events. 

Second seminar is on March 9: “Winning Votes for Your Candidate.”

Calling in your precinct: Touch Bases with Voters.

Walking a precinct: Touch Bases with Voters.

Precinct yard sign placement: Yard Sign Manners.

Working the polls: Pulling Your Candidate Over the Finish Line.

Using social media, e.g., Facebook: Win With Social Media. 

Attend with friends and volunteer to help conservative candidates in the spring primary election.

Agenda 21: A Menace to Nebraska

Agenda 21: A danger to our American way of life.  At the federal level, the Obama Regime and its minions in the federal bureaucracy, liberals in state legislatures, and social engineers at the local level all have aimed for the same objective.  That objective is to bend our economic and social systems to the European socialist model.  One example: The City of Omaha adopting a transportation and urban living plan that would designate where people could live and how they must travel.  What Agenda 21 liberals accomplished in Omaha could soon come to other Nebraska communities.  Bring friends and neighbors to attend an expose of Agenda 21 sponsored by NE Taxpayers for Freedom on Wed. Feb. 20, 6:30 PM at Millard Library, 132^nd & Westwood Ln., Omaha. 

STOP HIGH MUD UTILITY RATES

Angry at your skyrocketing utility costs?  Upset at ever higher gas and water bills?  Then attend our NTF meeting on Wed. Jan. 16, 6:30 PM at Millard Library, 132^nd & Westwood Ln., Omaha.  Metropolitan Utilities District Board Member Steve Patterson will speak on controlling the high costs and high utility rates at MUD.  Please attend & bring friends!