THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE TOOK MONDAY OFF AND MAY HAVE TO PREPARE FOR ANOTHER WEEK OF FILIBUSTERING FROM OMAHA SENATOR MICHAELA CAVANAUGH.
CAVANAUGH’S FILIBUSTER IS OVER A BILL RESTRICTING GENDER AFFIRMING TREATMENT AND CARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT GOT FIRST ROUND APPROVAL LAST WEEK IN THE UNICAMERAL:
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SOME ARE COMPARING HER TO FORMER OMAHA SENATOR ERNIE CHAMBERS, WHO BROUGHT THE LEGISLATURE TO A STANDSTILL MANY TIMES IN HIS TIME IN THE STATE SENATE.
CAVANAUGH SAYS HER INTENTIONS ON THE GENDER BILL HAVE BEEN CLEAR:
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SENATOR CAVANAUGH SAYS THE FILIBUSTER IS NOT ABOUT HER;
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THE NEBRASKA SESSION IS OVER HALFWAY DONE, AND NO BILL HAS YET MADE IT TO FINAL ROUND DEBATE.
Jerry Oster WNAX
