Go Vote, Omaha!

Go Vote, Omaha! Voter ID Amendment

Terri Crawford, Public Policy Director of the League, speaks with Brad Christian-Sallis, Voting Rights Field Director of Civic Nebraska, about the proposed amendment to the Nebraska Constitution that would restrict voting rights. https://www.civicnebraska.org/

Systemic Racism in Omaha

Terri Crawford, LWV GO’s Policy Director, talks with Dr. Cynthia Robinson, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Black Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha about systemic racism in Omaha.

Black History Tour

Krystal Fox, a League Member, introduces 4 young people who experienced the Black Votes Matter History Tour. Megan Lambert leads the discussion and reminiscence with Kelly Santos, LeVelle Henderson and Maddy Hagan.

Go Vote, Omaha! Systemic Racism in Omaha

Terri Crawford, LWV GO’s Policy Director, talks with Dr. Cynthia Robinson, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Black Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha about systemic racism in Omaha.

Go Vote, Omaha! 2020 Legislative Preview

MaryLee Moulton talks with Linda Duckworth, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Nebraska about the League's priority bills for the 2020 Nebraska Legislative Session. LB996 - Broadband improvement study;

LB1207 - Redistricting (FairMapsNE.org);

LB932 - Enforce the Medicaid Expansion as previously approved by the voters;

LB283 - Climate Change study.

Keep progress on the bills - https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills

Subscribe to updates - http://update.legislature.gov/bills

League action on bills - https://lwv-ne.org

Go Vote, Omaha! 2020 Census in Nebraska

MaryLee Moulton and Lila Franciscony talk to Hannah Young and Heather Engdahl about the 2020 Census and Nebraska's effort, Census Counts. Hannah is the Public Policy and Strategic Partnership Manager with the NonProfit Association of the Midlands and Heather is the Census Director of Nebraska Counts with Civic Nebraska. https://www.nebraskacounts.org/
US Census https://www.census.gov/

Go Vote, Omaha! Comparative Medicine

Laura Torres talks with Dr. David Mercer and Dr. Marco Olivera about medical systems in Canada and Mexico compared to the United States, medical training, and the difference between academic and private practice.

Go Vote, Omaha! Hemp Farming in Nebraska

Geri Simon talks with David Bracht, former Nebraska Director of Energy and now an attorney at Kutak Rock LLP, about the regulatory challenges of farming and processing hemp. They also discussed the differences between hemp and marijuana and the growing and less regulated CBD market. Resources: https://nifa.usda.gov/industrial-hemp

Go Vote, Omaha! Socialism, Conservatism, Liberalism, and more - what do all these “isms” mean

MaryLee Moulton talks with Joel Hebrink, Adjunct Professor of Politics at UNO, talk about the political and economic differences of Socialism, Conservatism, Liberalism, Capitalism, etc.

Go Vote, Omaha! 19th Amendment & NE's role in its passing

MaryLee Moulton speaks with Judge Laurie Smith Camp of the U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska about the 19th Amendment and Nebraska’s role in its passage.