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I believe that life begins at conception and that all direct attempts of abortions to end the life of the unborn should be illegal. However, I believe that indirect abortions that occur in (an) attempt to save the life of the mother should not be illegal.

Oppose

Oppose

I would work with and support our researchers to obtain alternatives to induced abortive fetal tissue so that they could continue to make inroads in the vital research that they are conducting.  I do support legislation to prohibit the use of fetal tissue obtained from induced abortions in biomedical research and treatment.

For the most part, farm policy is set at the federal level. However, I grew up in rural Nebraska and I realize there are state policies that can significantly impact the farm economy. I support Gov. Johanns' efforts to grow exports and create demand for Nebraska's ag products as well as his value-added agriculture initiative. Property taxes are a significant burden for farms and ranchers and I would consider supporting efforts to reduce that burden.

Modified

Without weakening the provisions of Article XII, Section 8, I would support efforts to allow the transition of farms and ranches from elderly Nebraska farmers and ranchers to young Nebraska farmers and ranchers and also to allow for a limited number of Nebraska farmers and ranchers to pool their resources to promote rural economic development.

I believe that our State should discuss alternatives to the death penalty and whether we can fairly and equitably carry out the death penalty and that it is done so without regard to affluence or race of those convicted. Keeping in mind that those that commit horrific crimes should always be prevented from further harming law-abiding citizens and that their punishment will be severe.

Education-expense tax credits?  See comments

Education vouchers?  See comments

Comments: For the most part, Nebraska has quality public education. Given the differences and challenges we face between the rural and urban areas any statewide voucher system that is put forth would need to be developed as to not weaken public education. Education tax credits may be more practical or a pilot voucher program in school districts where the public schools have failed to meet the state's new academic standards. Additionally, education tax credits used by families for schools of their choice is one way of supplementing local revenues should additional funding for education be necessary.

I grew up in rural Nebraska and value the quality of rural education in a small school. I support local control, but the patrons of a school district must recognize that keeping their community's school open may come at a price of higher local property taxes to support that school.

Distribute birth-control information?  Oppose

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

Comments:  I am opposed to authorizing public school districts to facilitate school-based or school-linked clinics that could distribute birth-control information, dispense contraceptives, provide referrals for contraceptives or provide counseling or referrals for abortions.  I intend to be a consistent voice on these issues and will do all I can to work with like minded individuals and my fellow legislators.

On environment, I support county zoning and local decision-making when it comes to deciding whether large hog facilities can locate in an area of the state. Decisions to either allow or prevent the construction or expansion of such a facility should not be made by the state.

Oppose

Something that is critical to public health is the need for many Nebraskans to access affordable prescription drugs. Although most effective solutions will be debated in the United States Congress, I would seriously consider proposals that help make prescription drugs affordable through legislative action in the Unicameral. It is also imperative that money in the Health Care Trust Fund as a result of the tobacco settlement be used only for public health initiatives. If it is not raided for other purposes, the public health system in our state should be better funded to meet very real needs.

Support

I support legislation to prohibit the destruction of live human embryos for purposes of obtaining their cells for experimentation (embryonic stem-cell research.)  As a candidate for the Nebraska State Legislature, I believe that these are fundamental issues facing our state regarding how we address human life and abortion in our society.

Legal immigrants have these rights today and I would ensure these rights as a member of the Legislature.

Nebraska should move away from no-fault divorces. The appearance is that divorces are too easy to obtain and that diminishes the value of marriage in our society.

Support

Support

I believe the best goal is to break the cycle of dependence and lift people out of poverty while instilling a sense of pride and personal responsibility. I believe it is a disservice (to) let generation after generation in any family become trapped or satisfied with a life of government dependence.

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I believe that the Roe vs. Wade decision is a public policy which has been accepted by the majority of Americans, and Nebraskans. By and large, I don't think the legislature should make any radical change in that public policy.

Oppose

Except in the case of endangerment of the mother's life, rape and incest. In general, I do not believe the government should involve itself in the abortion issue.

Oppose

I believe that researchers and the institutions they serve should use every means at their disposal to find tissue from other than elective abortion. But I don't believe the research should end.

Encouragement and expertise need to be furnished to those in agriculture wanting to diversify their crops. Educational institutions must be as responsive to rural needs as they are to urban needs. Telecommunications and satellite development are critical to the rural area.

Left Alone

Support

I believe some criminals should never be out on the streets again. I do not believe the death penalty is a deterrent. I think it is arbitrary and capricious. (Some counties don't seek the death penalty because it costs too much to prosecute.) I also think it demeans us as a society.

Education-expense tax credits?  Oppose

Education vouchers?  Oppose

Comments: The state constantly struggles to find the money to fund public schools in a fair and consistent manner. It is the state's function to support public schools and I don’t think we have the resources to expand into the private school arena.

I think small rural schools have definite advantages, as well as some disadvantages. But they are sometimes very expensive. If the local school boards decide that a local school district can struggle alone no longer, then I believe the public will be more accepting of consolidations and mergers because the decision is made at the local level.

Distribute birth-control information?  Support

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Support

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

Comments: I would not support clinics below the high school level.

I believe local zoning is imperative in every county in Nebraska. Zoning can impose standards. In 1999, I helped negotiate an agreement on temporary zoning legislation. This allowed counties to begin their zoning process immediately.

No Position

This issue needs more discussion in the public arena.

The legislature has made giant steps towards ensuring that all children in Nebraska are covered by health insurance. We need to continue our progress. The state has also taken steps to insure the uninsurable through the "Chips" program. Now we need to work on making certain all adults in Nebraska have health care coverage. Perhaps some of the Nebraska tobacco proceeds could be used to this end.

No Position

I would support some prohibitions or establish some guidelines if this kind of research is allowed. But I would not support a blanket prohibition.

Support

I do not believe that anyone should go hungry in America, literally or figuratively. There probably should be some restrictions on services for newly immigrant families, but they should be treated no differently from other citizens in terms of their value and role in our society.

I believe that the state has acted wisely in establishing and encouraging mediation for divorcing couples. We need to continue funding for drug and alcohol treatment and make it available to those who need it. We need to encourage wages that will support a family's most basic needs.

Support

My support for the status quo really depends on the definition of "used." It must be a legitimate use.

Support

From the evidence that I have seen, transitioning form welfare to work will be far more effective if accompanied by transitional benefits. We must allow individuals to succeed if we want the results to be long-lasting.

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Every child is a unique and unrepeatable gift from God and should be accorded legal protection from conception to natural death. Unborn children should be protected to the maximum extent possible by modern medical science. We have an obligation to assist women with difficult pregnancies both before and after the birth of her child.

Oppose

The use of public funds for the destruction of unborn children is inappropriate.

Support

I plan to work cooperatively with University of Nebraska officials to build it into a world class institution for research and higher learning. The university's current research program should be reformed and if not, I will support legislative efforts to prohibit the use of fetal tissue from elective abortions.

The deterioration of Nebraska's rural communities will rapidly accelerate if we do not immediately address the growing disparity in the quality of communications services between the large urban markets and the more remote markets. Electronic internet-based commerce is quickly replacing traditional commerce and rural Nebraska is falling further and further behind the efforts of other states to address this "digital-divide" problem.

No response

This issue requires further study.

Support

The destruction of human life by state administered capital punishment only serves to contribute to the culture of violence.

Education-expense tax credits?  Support

Education vouchers?  No response

Comments: I am concerned that the use of government provided vouchers for education may ultimately lead to the dilution if not destruction of Catholic education. I know of no instance where the government has provided assistance without attaching "strings" and conditions regarding the use of the funds. Any support for voucher-type programs should be tempered with great caution.

Reasonable efforts should be made to fund the continued existence of public schools in small rural communities.

Distribute birth-control information?  Oppose

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

This issue requires further study.

Oppose

I support legislative efforts to expand the quality and availability of health care coverage for all Nebraskans.

Support

Support

Newly arrived immigrant families who legally reside in Nebraska should have access to human services, including education, housing, transportation, justice system, health care, and compensation for work-related injuries. However, it is unfair to Nebraska's taxpaying citizens to provide such services to those who lack proper legal status to reside here.

I support revisions to the Nebraska tax code to abolish the marriage tax penalty.

Support

Support

I support legislative proposals that assist all Nebraskans to be self-sufficient.

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As a lawyer, I agree with the court's reasoning in Roe v. Wade. I would support a Nebraska law that established the same tests as in that decision.

Support and Oppose

I believe taxpayer funds may be appropriately used for low-income families that determined an abortion was necessary. I am not in favor of promoting abortion, but I do not oppose education about abortion, birth control and abstinence, and I believe it is appropriate for government to pay for such education.

Oppose

I believe such research is salutary. I do not believe that such research induces any woman to have an abortion.

Agriculture will be very important in Nebraska for the foreseeable future, but rural areas need economic development. Tax and other financial incentives could be a way to attract businesses and workers to rural areas. However, the lack of entertainment and cultural activity in such areas make recruitment difficult.

Left Alone

I favor the family farm but believe that it may be anachronistic. Large farming units have an economy of scale often unattainable in small farms. I believe society should encourage those who choose agriculture and rural living as a way of life, but I am dubious about government financing their decision.

Oppose

I believe there are some crimes which are so heinous that society has the right to take the perpetrator's life, but I think that the law should be applied sparingly and only in such heinous instances.

Education-expense tax credits?  Oppose

Education vouchers?  Oppose

Comments: I believe a strong public education system is absolutely necessary. Those who choose to send their children to private schools or colleges do so knowing that such education will cost them. My experience has been that such parents are willing to pay. I believe vouchers would pull many children out of public school, to the detriment of the public school system.

I believe further school consolidation is necessary, but there are some areas of the state where distances render it impossible. I believe that school administrations can and should be considered as candidates for consolidation. I believe a public school system is one of the chief ends of government.

Distribute birth-control information?  Support

Dispense contraceptives?  Support

Refer for contraceptives?  Support

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Support

Comments: I think information about sex and its consequences needs to be given to our youth, and I believe public educators would be responsible in doing so. I do not think public school teachers or systems would openly advocate abortion.

Such operations trouble me. Environmental regulations about pollution and leaching of waste into streams or aquifers exist, but may need to be strengthed (sic). The courts have clearly defined when such operations constitute a nuisance, and I am in general agreement.

Oppose

I do not favor either suicide or euthanasia, but I believe a person has the right to refuse heroic efforts to maintain their life in the face of grace and terminal illness.

I do not believe such coverage should be mandated by the state. I think incentives to businesses which offer such coverage to their employees might be considered, but help is so short at present that most businesses have to offer benefits to attract workers.

Support

I would not support destroying tissue solely for research purposes. I do not oppose using tissue from elective, legal abortions for medical research. If such a ban had existed in the past, we would not have such benefits as polio vaccine.

Support

I do not believe that significant further legislation is necessary in this regard. I believe such services are already available to legal immigrants. I believe a better job of educating immigrants about such services could be done.

I believe marriage is civil contract between two willing participants, and I believe the state should eschew involvement in such a relationship. The state has the right to intercede to protect children, but it should not establish guidelines for marriage or divorce.

Support

So long as the property is solely used for such purposes. I believe such organizations have the right to express their opinion on any matter, but if such opinion runs afoul of the establishment clause, the exemption should be revoked. I oppose such groups attempting to use the power of the state to enforce their views on people who do not share their opinion.

Support

I think all society benefits from having as many workers and as few welfare recipients as possible.

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All instances except where the life of the mother was at stake.

Oppose

Support

No response

Modified

I understand the concept behind I-300, but I think it has damaged agricultural land values in the state.

No Position

Education-expense tax credits?  See comments

Education vouchers?  See comments

Comments: I am concerned that tax-credits and vouchers may adversely affect Nebraska's public schools.

If the local taxpayers and local tax base can support them, they should continue to exist.

Distribute birth-control information?  Oppose

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

Local zoning ordinances and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality should take care of this problem.

Oppose

No response

Support

No Position

No response

Support

Support

I support reasonable funding and reasonable time limitations.

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Abortion should be prohibited in all cases except to protect the life of the mother or maybe in some cases of incest.

Oppose

Support

This use of fetal tissue tends to be used to justify abortions and we don't want to go there.

Keep developing policy that will encourage pursuing more value-added products. Seek ways to make electronic global connection affordable in rural areas. Do whatever is feasible to increase exports of ag commodities.

Modified and Repealed

My first choice is to repeal. Second choice would be to modify in several ways. One example might be to allow non-family corporations if all of the owners were previously involved in a family farm or ranch.

Oppose

A Nebraska death penalty law tells everyone that we value life so much that if you take a life you may be asked to give up yours.

Education-expense tax credits?  Support

Education vouchers?  Support

Comments: I lean toward supporting these, but many related issues would need to be addressed for "all out" support.

Public schools are needed in small communities. We need to be vigilant in looking for ways to improve them. Local people should decide what their educational priorities are what they can afford.

Distribute birth-control information?  Oppose

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

Environmental regulations should come from information based on sound science and common sense, and not from a lot of emotional hype. Livestock operations are very important to our economy so we must find ways to assist them in meeting environmental obligations.

Oppose

The new electronic information technology is helping make health care more accessible, and I believe that trend should be continued. Some of the cost of prescription drugs and health care that we pay, goes for advertising. I want to look into the advisability of that practice.

Support

This question is very broad, and many questions come to mind that I need definitions and boundaries on before answering.

We should do everything possible to encourage marriage over other living arrangements. Seek ways to teach more self-discipline and adverse effects of drugs in our schools. Consider working with church groups to help address problems of at-risk children.

Support

If the individual demonstrates that they are sincere about the welfare to work program, we should assist them as much as possible. However there are a lot of factors to consider here also.

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While I am personally opposed to abortion, I do not believe that I will be able to affect a law on the federal level.

Oppose

Oppose

If we are to increase economic development in our rural communities we must attract industry and other businesses to those areas. Education and training of our workforce is essential to economic development. We must find businesses that wish to locate in rural areas that will allow large numbers of part time or flex time employees to work.

Left Alone

Oppose

Education-expense tax credits?  Oppose

Education vouchers?  Oppose

Public schools are very important to our smaller communities. In most towns, the school is the center of social and athletic activities. We must find opportunities to keep our schools as local as possible.

Distribute birth-control information?  Oppose

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

Good planning can control large-scale livestock operations. While they have a place in our economy, we must be careful that we don't overload our environment with more waste products than the ecology can safely handle. In some cases we may wish to require package sewer treatment plants to be installed before operations can begin.

Oppose

Rural health care is very important to the future of Nebraska. W need to find ways to make quality services accessible to farm families and other working families in rural areas. These areas need to be able to attract physicians and other health care professional in order to ensure that all Nebraskans receive quality services.

Support

Support

I view this issue as a very important social issue. I am not sure at this time that we can legislate marriage harmony.

Support

Support

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Completely, with the one exception of life of the mother.

Oppose

As a pro-life state senator, I will oppose any public funds used for abortions.

Support

As a co-sponsor of LB 1405 I will continue to support legislation to prohibit the use of fetal tissue.

Foreign markets need to be expanded. As a state senator I will continue to support legislation that brings about greater economic development in our rural communities.

Left alone

Oppose

I support current state law regarding the death penalty.

Education-expense tax credits?  Support

Education vouchers?  Support

Comments: As a father of a daughter in a parochial school, I support tax credits and education vouchers to assist those parents that choose to send their children to religiously affiliated schools.

Decisions regarding local issues should be kept local. I support a community's right to decide how best to fund and run their schools.

Distribute birth-control information?  Oppose

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

Sound logic based on a scientific evidence should be the basis in dealing with environmental issues. Communities should be able to make decisions that directly effect them. I do support minimum state standards.

Oppose

There is no easy answer to this question. First, we need to encourage insurance providers to do everything possible to provide good coverage at affordable, cost effective rates. We also need to encourage subscribers to take advantage of whatever health care may be available to them, through employers or other types of groups. County health departments and community health agencies should be assisted by the state to provide preventative care and routine health information for all citizens.

We need to work with providers, patients, and government agencies to better fill the needs of our citizens with inadequate coverage or no coverage. When all else fails, the State should assist individuals and small businesses in finding adequate coverage. No one should be totally without health care in Nebraska.

Support

Support

I support hard working families and believe that it is in our best interest that immigrant families have access to services including education, health care and housing.

Divorce is all too common in our society. I would support legislation that would help strengthen the family.

Support

Support

I support funding for these items because they will save money in the long run. More importantly, however, they help families become self-sufficient.

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I would support a ban on late term abortions and would support parental notification.

I support the use of taxpayer funds for educational efforts that help citizens make wise and mature choices in regards to their sexuality.

Oppose

I believe we need to provide all the support we can to people and their families who are struggling with diseases—including research. If other alternatives could be used besides fetal tissue, I would actively support their use.

Tax incentives should be provided for new value added agriculture products companies. We also need to continue to work to lower the property tax burden on our agricultural communities.

Left Alone

But we should concentrate on increased enforcement.

Support

I oppose the death penalty.

Education-expense tax credits?  See comments

Education vouchers?  See comments

Comments: I do not support the use of public funds for private education.

I strongly support local public-schools. We must, however, be fiscally responsible with tax payer funds. This means we need to encourage smaller districts to share resources to decrease the burden of property taxes on rural communities.

Distribute birth-control information?  Support

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

Comments: I strongly support any and all educational efforts to help our youth make mature decisions regarding their sexuality.

I believe our number one environmental concern in Nebraska is our water. I have and would continue to work hard to preserve and protect our environment at all levels.

I would not support changing the current law at this time.

Health care costs and access are becoming burdensome for may of our state's residents. I would work hard to persuade our federal delegation to provide broader coverage for all and a prescription drug plan for those unable to afford necessary medication.

See response to fetal tissue question.

I support providing services to our legal immigrant families to help them as they begin their new lives. I would also support expanding ESL opportunities to help them in making the transition.

I am not sure what public policies could address this problem. I believe we can best remedy the deteriation (sic) of our families by providing leadership that guides by example for our youth.

Support

I support the continued tax exempt status for religious, educational, and charitable organizations as recognized under the IRS 501(c)3 tax code and present Nebraska statutes.

Support

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In any and all cases.

Oppose

Support

Support working to get more businesses to locate in rural areas that will both employ local people and bring more people into the rural areas from the urban areas.

Modified

I believe that farmers should be allowed to use extended family and possibly other farmers to create their own corporations or businesses.

Support

Education-expense tax credits?  Support

Education vouchers?  Support

Comments: One or the other.

Consolidation is the only answer but must be done by the people who are to be consolidated.

Distribute birth-control information?  Oppose

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

No response

Oppose

Prescription drug coverage by Medicare.

Support

Support

Support more mediation and or counseling.

Support

Support

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I believe that it is absolutely wrong except to save the life of the mother. According to studies the chances of not saving both the mother and the child are rare. Most of the time both are saved.

Oppose

It is morally and ethically wrong in my opinion for our taxpayer funds to be used to murder an unborn child.

Support

I know that their (sic) are already alternatives available and those alternatives need to be used.

I believe that greater support should be given to cooperatives. Agriculture brings billions of dollars a year to our state. I think that the cooperative system should be looked at.

I really need to research this more in depth but I do think that modifications are in order.

No Position

I would need to look at additional facts on this issue before I can make a position.

Education-expense tax credits?  Support

Education vouchers?  Support

Comments: I believe that it is sort of a double jeopardy situation if a parent/s pay taxes to support public school as well as pay tuition to private schools.

They should always remain an option. However, in many cases, private companies can do a better job at something than the government. This is perhaps one of those situations…privatization.

Distribute birth-control information?  Oppose

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

Comments: The reason I oppose these things is that the only option for our children is to abstain from these acts. They need to be taught of the sacredness of this procreation power and respect that until marriage.

I believe that the extent to which swine waste or any other type of waste, etc. needs to be measured in some way. A determination of how much it is harming the environment should be made, then recommendations, based on that data will determine what action should be taken.

Oppose

I do not support allowing others to cause the death of anyone. There is a devine (sic) plan for us that we do not necessarily understand and should not intervene.

For one thing, I would support tax credits for long term care insurance. No one should be denied medical attention for any reason. I would have to look at alternatives before I could answer more on this.

Support

I would support legislation prohibiting this practice. It is wrong in my opinion and should not be done!

No Position

As I stated before, no one should be denied medical attention, likewise an education. I do believe that there should be assistance from the federal government to avoid tax burden from Nebraska state residents.

This is an interesting question. I think that families are important unit in society. I have a couple of quotes I use often. "No success can compensate for failure in the home," and "The greatest work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own home." Families are important and need to stay together.

Support

I believe that these organizations benefit society and taxpayers every day in many ways much more than we could gain from a little amount of tax gain.

No Position

I have not decided on which position to endorse but I do know that it is important to assist individuals to help them help themselves.

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If Roe v. Wade was overturned I would then answer this question. I am pro-life.

Oppose

Support

On Monday, April 17, it was announced on the editorial page of the Omaha World-Herald that I had won their endorsement. The article was quite flattering, however, my position on the use of fetal tissue for research was incorrectly reported. As the article most eloquently states, I am pro-life. However, there was an incorrect assumption made that I support the use of fetal tissue from elective abortions for research. This IS NOT the case. I believe that this controversial research must only be conducted with tissue obtained from miscarriages, still-births or organ donors who have given prior consent. I visited with my parish priest, Father Rodney Pruss, and with Jim Cunningham, far in advance of the World-Herald interview and they will affirm that I have always held this position. Furthermore, I have been in contact with the World-Herald and they have promised to correct this discrepancy in future publications. I am not against biomedical research and treatment. However, I oppose the use of fetal tissue obtained from INDUCED abortions. The "scheduling" of abortions for research is reprehensible.

If rural communities are to survive, we must develop policy which encourages our youth to remain in them. Value added enterprises, such as ethanol, and the technology offered by the "information highway" show promise and could support new development in rural areas. Healthcare, tourism, telecommunications, and additional funding for initiatives, for instance LB 936, which can be used to fund new businesses.

Left Alone

I have supported and continue to support I-300.

No Position

I could support, but am concerned about the recent rash of violent crime. Maybe those offenders should pay their own "keep" so as not to be a burden to the taxpayers, if we adopt "life without parole".

Education-expense tax credits?  Oppose

Education vouchers?  Oppose

I believe in local control. Local boards are the most likely to know when to continue or consolidate. They understand distance and population density issues and should determine their own fates.

Distribute birth-control information?  Oppose

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

I intend to work with our rural and urban senators to protect our environment.

Oppose

Many Nebraskans, especially in rural areas, have no health care or are underinsured because rates have forced them to carry high deductables (sic). Presently only 22 of the 93 counties have access to public health care. There are efforts being made in many counties to rectify this situation. I favor expanding public health care and more plans that allow for individuals to form groups and reduce their rates.

Support

No Position

I believe in access to human services, education, housing, transportation, justice, health care and workman's compensation for all citizens.

I believe divorce is too easy and oftentimes is a convenience for adults at the expense of children. Unfortunately, it is difficult to legislate morality!

Support

Support

These programs must be funded at a level that encourages people to work. If not, people will remain on welfare rather than work. In order for these individuals to be effective workers, we must continue to fund training, child care, transportation, medical care, etc.

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I would oppose abortion except in the case of rape, incest, or to protect the life of the mother.

Oppose

Absolutely not.

Support

There has to be another way than cutting up babies to do this research. On this issue, as any other issue, there is no confusion, wavering, or misunderstanding on my part. I have been totally opposed to this atrocious practice from the start. Because of my firm support for Nebraska's unborn children, I have earned the endorsement of Nebraska Right to Life.

I am an ardent supporter of rural self-help legislation being sponsored by Gov. Johanns and Sen. Connealy. (LB 936 & 1348) We need to provide economic means to retain our people, both young and old, in our rural communities. We do need to pursue value-added programs such as ethanol to help bring greater profits to agriculture.

Left Alone

It is doing what it was intended to do. We may need to explore ways to help older farmers help young people get started in farming, however.

Oppose

I still believe the death penalty is a deterrent, and certainly has a place when particularly heinous crimes are committed.

Education-expense tax credits?  Oppose

Education vouchers?  Oppose

All schools exist because they fill a need, whether in the inner city or in the middle of the Sandhills. All children should have a quality education no matter where they live or how large or small their schools are. I am a past school board president and am the president of Friends of Rural Education, (FRED), a rural schools group with state-wide membership. My leadership and commitment to education has earned the endorsement of the NSEA.

Distribute birth-control information?  Oppose

Dispense contraceptives?  Oppose

Refer for contraceptives?  Oppose

Counsel/refer for abortions?  Oppose

Comments: I am a long-time school board member (president). I totally oppose all of the above for obvious reasons. This is not the purpose of a school at all.

We need to be concerned about possible negative effects on our ground water and air. I would be willing to look at monitoring and possibly establishing some type of escrow account to help with cleanup if it becomes necessary. We also need to explore ways to reduce odors coming from these large operations.

No Position

I am not sure I know enough about his issue tot take a stand.

I do not have specific remedies at this time, but as a former UNL Farm and Ranch Financial Counselor and as a former banker, I know that many families fell into financial trouble because they couldn't afford health care or health insurance. This is an area I am concerned about.

Support

My feelings on this practice parallel my feelings on fetal cell research. I believe life begins at conception, which would make this practice another form of murder.

No Position

I think this depends on whether the immigrants are here legally. I so, I could support this. If not, I oppose.

I am not sure exactly what we can do, but I do know we have a BIG problem. We have mothers enrolling their children in school with several different last names, and a lot of these kids already have problems. It seems like they already have two strikes against them. Maybe it ought to be harder to get married in the first place.

Support

Support

To me there is nothing more satisfying than earning my own way. I would certainly be willing to attempt to help those that have had some bumps in life to make their way back into the work force.