Is anyone from Nebraska? I feel like someone is.

[StJess80]

I am. I'm from Omaha, and our city has been pretty freaking awesome this week too (officer killed in the line of duty, and thousands came out to support her, her family and the police. There were officers from Texas and Nevada here, even). But yes, add us to the list!

[sometimesrunner]

I am! I'm glad to see both of these pushed through. I don't think we're considered a swing state, though. But we do have very low unemployment and are always near the top of the list of happiest states!

[StJess80]

May 28, 2015 15:11:33 GMT -5 sometimesrunner said:

I am! I'm glad to see both of these pushed through. I don't think we're considered a swing state, though. But we do have very low unemployment and are always near the top of the list of happiest states!

I don't think we are either. Is Iowa?

I feel like that happiness thing goes down when it snows, unless it's last winter, and then we are just happy that we don't live in Boston. lol.

[pizzanight]

I am! I've been so happy to see Nebraska NOT look like it is full of a bunch of backwards weirdos this week. Which I feel is how we normally look in the national media.

[msmerymac]

May 28, 2015 15:56:35 GMT -5 pizzanight said:

I am! I've been so happy to see Nebraska NOT look like it is full of a bunch of backwards weirdos this week. Which I feel is how we normally look in the national media.

Let's be honest: Kansas is currently so much worse!

[pizzanight]

Kansas does have the Westboro Baptist Church, after all. msmerymac they were here to protest earlier in the week.

chilerellanos yeah, he really is. But he understands Nebraska and we want the death penalty! *heave*

[jr009j]

May 28, 2015 16:58:39 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

May 28, 2015 15:56:35 GMT -5 pizzanight said:

I am! I've been so happy to see Nebraska NOT look like it is full of a bunch of backwards weirdos this week. Which I feel is how we normally look in the national media.

I agree! Normally we are totally embarrassing ourselves in the media.

And I hate our governor. Good job senators!

I may have yelled "Take that Ricketts" when I saw the Dreamers veto was overridden.  

[jr009j]

May 28, 2015 15:07:24 GMT -5 StJess80 said:

I am. I'm from Omaha, and our city has been pretty freaking awesome this week too (officer killed in the line of duty, and thousands came out to support her, her family and the police. There were officers from Texas and Nevada here, even). But yes, add us to the list!

And Omaha Gives raised 8.8 million in a single day.  I've really been in love with Omaha this week.  

[azurely]

Me! It has been a pretty awesome week in Nebraska.

Officer Orozco's funeral was heartbreaking, but the show of support from the community was amazing.

[compassrose]

Nice! One of my college friends is a state senator in Nebraska.

[jackie011]

I am. We were out of town on Tuesday, but our DVR was already set to record stuff and I'm so glad I'll get to see some of the service. I have a good friend who has been working tirelessly to get the death penalty abolished and he's been tweeting like mad this week. So much going on around here lately!

[sometimesrunner]

May 28, 2015 18:23:06 GMT -5 Stan said:

May 28, 2015 15:11:33 GMT -5 sometimesrunner said:

I am! I'm glad to see both of these pushed through. I don't think we're considered a swing state, though. But we do have very low unemployment and are always near the top of the list of happiest states!

You're not a swing state YET! But you could be. I mean, Texas could be in play soonish so why not all y'all Huskers too?

That's the spirit! We'll take you!

[StJess80]

I feel like a ML reg is in Nebraska too. Dick move maybe?

[StJess80]

May 28, 2015 19:54:28 GMT -5 azurely said:

Me! It has been a pretty awesome week in Nebraska.

Officer Orozco's funeral was heartbreaking, but the show of support from the community was amazing.

I'm the granddaughter of a fallen officer (the one from 1970 with the bomb) and everything the officers said about being family is true. I always feel like I'm part of the police family, and my grandpa was killed before I was born.

[Raggedeannie]

May 28, 2015 20:07:33 GMT -5 compassrose said:

Nice! One of my college friends is a state senator in Nebraska.

Me too - do we know each other?

I'm from Kansas but am a Husker grad - have been enjoying following the NE news this week!

[compassrose]

May 29, 2015 16:55:57 GMT -5 Raggedeannie said:

May 28, 2015 20:07:33 GMT -5 compassrose said:

Nice! One of my college friends is a state senator in Nebraska.

Me too - do we know each other?

I'm from Kansas but am a Husker grad - have been enjoying following the NE news this week!

I doubt it  We went to a liberal arts college in New England.  She took over her mother's seat. 

[Raggedeannie]

May 29, 2015 21:34:13 GMT -5 compassrose said:

May 29, 2015 16:55:57 GMT -5 Raggedeannie said:

Me too - do we know each other?

I'm from Kansas but am a Husker grad - have been enjoying following the NE news this week!

I doubt it  We went to a liberal arts college in New England.  She took over her mother's seat. 

That's awesome!  Our Senator friends are doing good work.