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Sen. Loren Lippincott

Sen. Loren Lippincott

Lippincott ready to hit ground running

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Senator-elect Loren Lippincott is ready to get his feet on the ground and make changes in the Nebraska legislative system.  Now that the dust has settled around his election, the Central City resident had time to reflect on what it feels like to have been selected as the District 34 representative.
Sen. Curt Friesen

Sen. Curt Friesen

Friesen signs off as senator

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Eight years after first being elected to the Nebraska Legislature, Curt Friesen is preparing to drop the word senator from his title this week, offering insight and reflection as he steps away from a role he said he has no regrets about leaving.
Loren Lippincott

Loren Lippincott

Lippincott, Reimers share views at CC forum

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Two Republican candidates running for the Dist. 34 seat in the Nebraska Legislature shared their thoughts last week in Central City, both showing respect for their opponents while voicing concerns they are hearing on the campaign trail.
Republican Robert Borer was defeated in May with his bid to become Nebraska Secretary of State, and is now shifting his focus as a write-in candidate for governor. He shared his views during a campaign stop in Aurora last week.

Republican Robert Borer was defeated in May with his bid to become Nebraska Secretary of State, and is now shifting his focus as a write-in candidate for governor. He shared his views during a campaign stop in Aurora last week.

Robert Borer shares motivation for write-in candidacy campaign

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
A retired Lincoln firefighter who lost his bid for Nebraska secretary of state in the primary election told a small group in Aurora last week why he has shifted his goals and is now running for governor as a write-in candidate.
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen reports that a legislative bill designed to encourage increased broadband availability throughout the state is gaining support and very little pushback, due in part he believes to increased internet use stirred by this past year’s pandemic.

Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen reports that a legislative bill designed to encourage increased broadband availability throughout the state is gaining support and very little pushback, due in part he believes to increased internet use stirred by this past year’s pandemic.

Friesen reports strong support for broadband expansion bill

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen reports that a legislative bill designed to encourage increased broadband availability throughout the state is gaining support and very little pushback, due in part he believes to increased internet use stirred by this past year’s pandemic.
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen is growingly alarmed by the power of big tech companies to control what can be said on social media platforms, so much so that he proposed a bill to start a conversation about online censorship.

Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen is growingly alarmed by the power of big tech companies to control what can be said on social media platforms, so much so that he proposed a bill to start a conversation about online censorship.

Friesen bill targets social media fairness

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen is growingly alarmed by the power of big tech companies to control what can be said on social media platforms, so much so that he proposed a bill to start a conversation about online censorship.
Many things might be up for discussion in the upcoming legislative term.

Many things might be up for discussion in the upcoming legislative term.

Friesen previews 90-day 2021 session

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Dist. 34 Sen. Curt Friesen expects a full agenda for the 90-day legislative session that begins Jan. 6, with the first order of business focused on how and when state lawmakers can conduct their business in light of restrictive pandemic protocols.