414:. Supporters of the measure argued that mandatory vaccination was necessary as a public-health measure, and was supported by the general medical community; opponents maintained that the incidence of meningitis in Nebraska was low, and that the danger was not sufficient to justify the incursion on individual freedom. A second filibuster killed LB423, which would have made tax credits available for wind- or solar-energy production. Supporters argued that the bill would spur development of Nebraska's wind-power resources, and would boost the economy of rural areas; Groene and other opponents contended that the unreliability of wind power would preclude using it to replace coal plants, and that the $ 75 million cost of the tax credits would ultimately be borne by ratepayers and taxpayers.
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maintained that the bill delegated the legislature's constitutional duty of redistricting to "an unelected and unaccountable board". In the bill's 29–15 passage, Groene voted against it, stating "Politicians are giving more and more authority to un-elected appointed commissions to avoid having to take a stand on issues." Sponsor
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in U.S. presidential elections, rather than continuing its practice of awarding the electoral vote for each congressional district to the candidate who received the most votes in that district. Supporters were unable to break a filibuster; in the 32–17 cloture motion, Groene was among those who
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Ricketts's veto. LB947 made DACA beneficiaries eligible for commercial and professional licenses in Nebraska. The bill passed the Legislature on a vote of 33–11–5, with Groene among those voting against it; the veto override passed 31–13–5, with Groene
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According to Groene, he paid little attention to taxes in
Colorado. However, when he moved back to Nebraska in 1997, he said, he was struck by how much higher the taxes were. In particular, he described his house in Nebraska as comparable to the one he had occupied in Colorado, but with a property
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Nebraska legislature passed three bills that Ricketts then vetoed. LB580 would have created an independent commission of citizens to draw new district maps following censuses; supporters described it as an attempt to de-politicize the redistricting process, while Ricketts
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Western Nebraska Taxpayers Association, which he described as a nonpartisan group with no agenda apart from lowering taxes. In 2006, the group staged a petition drive to amend the Nebraska constitution; the proposed amendment would have limited the growth of
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A second vetoed bill, LB935, would have changed state audit procedures. The bill passed by a margin of 37–8, with 4 present and not voting; Groene was one of those voting against it, on the grounds that an amendment to the bill had made it more difficult for citizens to monitor spending by
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In announcing his candidacy, Groene had stated that he would not accept contributions from "special interest groups", and would only accept "help to run his campaign from individual citizens". Over the course of the entire campaign, he secured $ 37,000 in contributions and spent $ 35,000. Major
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for 19 years, then spent four years working as a rail accident investigator for a
Minnesota law firm. While at Union Pacific, he had served for ten years as the local union chairman; for four years, he had served as the alternate legislative representative. Roric Paulman, like Groene a
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February 2022 after being accused of taking sexually inappropriate photographs of a female legislative aide. He also dropped out of a race for a seat on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Groene denies that the photographs were sexual in nature.
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When the general election was held, Groene received 5322 votes, or 51.5% of the total, to
Paulman's 5008 votes, or 48.5%. Groene described his victory as unexpected, and attributed it to extensive door-to-door campaigning, and to buying time every week on a local talk-radio show.
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joined Hunt in her call for an investigation, and remarked that she was unsurprised by the allegations because of "the really deep misogyny that exists in the
Nebraska Legislature towards female senators and female staff members."
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state employees and elected officials. The bill was withdrawn without an attempt to override the veto; the state auditor agreed to work with the governor on a new version for the next year's session.
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Groene began working for Brothers Equipment Company, a dealer in new and used agricultural implements based in
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1420:'Unconstitutional, unelected and unaccountable': Ricketts vetoes bill to revamp how political maps are drawn".
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Reed, Leslie. "Spending cap proposal earns spot on ballot".
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1299:"2015 Legislature Leaves Its Mark On Nebraska".
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1573:"Legislative Journal: Carryover Legislation".
1535:"Legislative Journal: Carryover Legislation".
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1497:"Legislative Journal: Carryover Legislation".
1460:"Legislative Journal: Carryover Legislation".
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1401:"Nebraska legislators wrap up 2016 session".
1111:, general statement 10/21/2014–12/31/2014.
1099:October 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
1091:"Paulman: Heavily invested in his campaign".
1073:, general statement 10/21/2014–12/31/2014.
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1185:"Groene: 'I'm just a guy who speaks up
821:"Groene files for board of governors".
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1692:Young, JoAnne (November 17, 2020).
1666:Young, JoAnne (November 10, 2020).
1582:p. 1591. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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1613:Grant, Madeleine (July 28, 2020).
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1792:Kipper, Jon (February 21, 2022).
1444:"Home District Column 4/27/2016".
203:. In 2014, he was elected to the
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1071:"Michael Groene for Legislature"
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1109:"Roric Paulman for Legislature"
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488:Intentionally contracting COVID
1446:Archived April 29, 2016, from
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667:"Sen. Mike Groene—Biography".
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900:"Platte Institute Unveiled".
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1262:North Platte Bulletin
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1174:Retrieved 2015-05-20.
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954:Nebraska Legislature.
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1053:"Legislative race".
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