Contact: Kent Keene, Senior Coordinator, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture Policy As readers may have noticed, Nebraska has recently been a battleground for legislation seeking to undermine the ability of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) to do its job. For the Cornhusker State’s 422,074 paid hunting and fishing license holders, these bills pose …
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Last week, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted letters to the Nebraska Legislature’s Natural Resources Committee in opposition of two bills that would change how members of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (Commission) and the Commission’s secretary are appointed. Under the current Commission structure, each member is …
Nebraskans Should Beware of Proposals to Politicize Wildlife Agency Read More »
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Members of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (Commission) are scheduled to meet on January 12 and 13 for their first meeting of 2021. Ahead of this meeting, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation submitted a formal letter of support for a proposed amendment to Nebraska’s shot size requirements for …
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Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On August 11, the Nebraska Legislature voted to pass Legislative Bill 1056 (LB 1056) by a vote of 47-0. Originally introduced as amendments to the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, LB 1056 was amended to include changes to the state’s raffle and lottery laws, expanding raffle opportunities for non-profit …
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Contacts: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager; Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Since many Midwestern states have either wrapped up their 2020 legislative sessions or remain suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s States Program Team will be providing brief regional legislative updates over the next few weeks. Below …
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator The 2020 legislative session in Nebraska’s unicameral legislature has seen many pieces of legislation that would impact sportsmen and women, and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has been working closely with partners, including the Nebraska Sportsmen’s Foundation, to monitor and engage on legislation in the Cornhusker State. In …
Nebraska: A Look into the Cornhusker State’s 2020 Session Read More »
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On March 3, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Lower Midwestern States Coordinator, Kent Keene, attended the 2020 Legislative Conference and Legislator Wild Game Lunch hosted by the Nebraska Sportsmen’s Foundation (NSF). The purpose of the lunch was to discuss policy priorities that sportsmen are facing during the 2020 …
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Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator For the second year, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC), in association with Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, has announced the 2019-2020 Upland Slam challenge. The Upland Slam encourages hunters to pursue Nebraska’s four iconic upland bird species: ring-necked pheasant, northern bobwhite quail, sharp-tailed grouse, and greater …
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By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator From May 21-23, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Central Midwestern States Coordinator Joel Hodgdon attended the inaugural National R3 Symposium, focused on hunter and angler recruitment, retention and reactivation (referred to as R3). The conference brought together representatives from sportsmen and women’s groups, industry allies, and state fish …
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By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator On April 6, Nebraska LB 1008 passed the state’s legislature 42-4 and now awaits Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Pete Ricketts’s signature into law. Introduced on January 16 by Nebraska Legislative Sportsmen’s Forum Member Senator Bruce Bostelman, this bill seeks to increase the liquidated damages levied against those …
Nebraska: Bill to Increase Liquidated Damages for Game Law Violations Advances Read More »
