Enter this session our priorities in 2020 have been shaped by the events and circumstances our state has faced over the last year. As i have said before i believe 2019 will be remembered as nebraskas finest hour. [applause] when we were faced with the most widespread and costly Natural Disaster in state histor history, nebraskans responded with heroic grit and determination and resilience and generosity. For 318 days through december 19 nebraska had a flood watch warning or advisory somewhere in our state. Through it all nebraska show the world what it truly means to be nebraska strong. The rescue on nebraska not only rescued stranded neighbors donated hey, poured hot meals and raised money for those who lost everything. Several of our hearing on our heroes a token of our appreciation. These men and women are ordinary nebraskans who recognize the need and took lifesaving action. In many cases they did this not because it was their job but because they cared about their neighbors and co
Welcome to the board of supervisors. Madam clerk, will you please call the role. role call . All members are present. I. I would like to acknowledge the staff of sf gtv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, any communications . None to report, mr. President. Before we do that, i would like to ask everybody to join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Welcome back, colleagues. I hope you all had a great break because im hopeful that this year, 2020, will be as fruitful as last year, 2019. And i would like to welcome our new city Deputy Director who is over there. Shes already busy, ann pearson, welcome to chambers. And i promise that at least, my colleagues promise not to pick on you for the first week, anyway. I also like to make an announcement that in dec
Tiny. I cant classify as one bedroom. We have a sliding glass door to separate the bedroom from the living room which is currently serving as the babys room as well. When we talk about educator housing, i hope that we all keep in mind educators with families expanding because we have to look for something bigger. The place we are in isnt working, and that is a big challenge. We are going to be looking outside of the city because the only way that we can afford to get a bigger place is the only way it works is to rent something for three years and we can reapply for another below market rate. We dont have the capacity to wait that long. And we cant afford the current rates of rentals. My colleagues are leaving in droves. We have 60 people at whoever between 10 to 12 every year leaving to move outside of the city, to work outside of the city, commutes are too hard. The statistics show this is detrimental to our students. Thank you. Next speaker. Good morning. I am an anabelle. I would li
Separate the bedroom from the living room which is currently serving as the babys room as well. When we talk about educator housing, i hope that we all keep in mind educators with families expanding because we have to look for something bigger. The place we are in isnt working, and that is a big challenge. We are going to be looking outside of the city because the only way that we can afford to get a bigger place is the only way it works is to rent something for three years and we can reapply for another below market rate. We dont have the capacity to wait that long. And we cant afford the current rates of rentals. My colleagues are leaving in droves. We have 60 people at whoever between 10 to 12 every year leaving to move outside of the city, to work outside of the city, commutes are too hard. The statistics show this is detrimental to our students. Thank you. Next speaker. Good morning. I am an anabelle. I would like to thank the board of education for leadership in addressing the af
With the league of nation is a critical moment in history when america rejected a global role and retreated into isolation. The west unfortunately is history and since that time and the importance of engaging in the world. Rather than simply wishing them away several years ago David Ignatius from the Washington Post once wrote a column and he wrote about how the defining voices come from americas middle and he didnt just mean people in the middle of the political spectrum but in the middle of the country. Like senator howard baker of tennessee and arkansas or montana and senator mondale. I had given speeches at home about my own states transition from isolationism actually that you should paddle their own canoe. And then to see other elected officials. And with International Trade to open things up as well of course as senator humphrey and mondale. And that change coincided with more International Businesses and with outreach to the world why we have the highest rate of International A