Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Omaha’s NBC affiliate reports:
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday on state ballot items regarding abortion and school vouchers. They said that all three issues regarding abortion and school choice will be appearing on the November ballot. The Justices said Friday that the Abortion Rights petition did not violate the “single subject” rule. After Friday’s decision, the ballot is now finalized for Nebraskans to vote in November.
The Christian Post reports:
Nebraska voters will vote this November on a ballot initiative to overturn a legislative measure allowing students to attend private schools using vouchers. In a statement last Thursday, the Office of Nebraska Secretary of State Robert Enven announced that the “Private Education Scholarship partial referendum” qualifies for the general election ballot.
The vouchers bill was signed in April 2024 by Gov. Jim Pillen and was sponsored by state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan [photo]. Linehan is reportedly allied with Betsy DeVos, the arch enemy of all public schools.
BREAKING NEWS: The Nebraska Supreme Court today ordered the Secretary of State to end his shenanigans, respect the will of the people, and put the Repeal of LB1402’s voucher scheme on the ballot! Help keep public funds for public schools at https://t.co/uVgEPayOmo. pic.twitter.com/whn1LhbcJJ
— Support Our Schools Nebraska (@SOSNebraska) September 13, 2024
One part of Linehan’s voucher bill we need to talk about: it lets a company manage the funds and keep *MILLIONS* every year for “administrative costs.” It is maximum grift. Why would an organization have $2.5 million in expenses to simply disperse scholarship money? #neleg pic.twitter.com/3tTjFbsIWA
— Tim Royers (@MW_Royers) February 27, 2023
NE State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan (R) complains filibusters of anti-trans bills made her miss her grandson’s preschool graduation.
Sen. Megan Hunt (I): “You won’t come off this bill that hurts my [trans] son. You hate him more than you love your own family. That’s why you’re here.” pic.twitter.com/lqMybhuNaa
— Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) May 18, 2023