|
|
|
Last Updated: Feb 19, 2010 - 9:25 AM |
Senator Greg Adams came to Stromsburg last Saturday morning. The reception for Adams and his wife, Julie, was hosted by Craig and Lori Beebe at the Square Cup in downtown Stromsburg.
Greg will be completing his first term as the District 24 State Senator this year and has chosen to run for re-election. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the Education Committee and he also serves on the Revenue Committee.
Adams talked about how the members of the State Senate are listening to priorities bills in this current 60 day session. Because of the fiscal revenue challenges the state has faced in the last two years, any bill that comes to the committee floor with a fiscal note attached is essentially dead on arrival. Currently the state has a 325 million dollar cash reserve, down from 600 million a year ago. The Senate is waiting to get the projected revenue budget report from the Forecasting Board to begin to take action on this year’s state budget. Nebraska law requires that the state cannot run a budget deficit.
Recently, spending cuts have been the main priority when dealing with the budget. Every area of state spending has been a part of the on going conversation to keep expenses in line with revenue.
Greg also covered topics during his talk that included, a bill to suspend the driver’s license of anyone 18 or younger charged with an MIP. The penalty would be 30 days for the first offense, 60 days for the second and a year for the third. There has also been serious consideration to make texting on a cell phone, while driving a motor vehicle, a moving violation, similar to the seat belt law. He also mentioned that wind energy promotion has been getting more attention and that it was likely the legislature would participate in promoting more opportunities in wind technology.
Adams talked at length about his experiences on the Education Committee and his passion for seeing the state reach and maintain high standards in all facets of the educational processes. He covered topics from scholarships for children of illegal aliens to school consolidation issues. He also touched on a current battle between in state community colleges and revenue dispersements between those colleges.
Greg closed his remarks by saying how grateful he was for the opportunity to come back and visit Stromsburg. He asked that anyone who had concerns or comments to call or email his office and that he looked forward to representing the 24th District for another term.
© Copyright 2010 by polkcountynewspaper.com
Top of Page
|
|
|
|
