Nebraska
braces for
Bush visit
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big thanks to Johanns and Hagel -
who shared a “relationship with
the president” - for the opportu
nity of a presidential appearance.
Other political observers say
the president chose Nebraska to
lean on Nelson, a moderate
Democrat, who might hold a key
vote in getting Bush’s budget
passed
Anne Boyle, chairwoman of
the Nebraska Democratic Party,
said Bush might be playing
“power politics” with Nelson.
But, she said, the hard ball
tactics won’t faze Nebraska’s
Democratic senator.
“Nelson won’t bend to that
kind of pressure,” she said
Nelson said die rumors about
political leveraging simply
weren't true.
But, he said he had felt some
pressure since taking office in
January.
“I fed a great deal of pressure
to do the right thing for
Nebraska,” he said during a
TUesday conference call
To Nelson, doing the right
thing for die state means letting
the president know how crucial
farm bailout money is.
In fact, Nelson said he would
lobby the president on their flight
today to include farm bailouts in
his mainline budget instead of
relying on emergency funds year
afteryear.
“If there isn’t anything in
(Bush’s budget) about agricul
ture, I’ll need to see where it will
be,” he said.
Agricultural bailouts will con
tinue to be important, Nelson
said, because the farm climate
won’t improve “anytime in the
nearfoture.”
Nelson also said he wanted to
see debt-reduction policies cou
pled with Bush’s tax cut plan.
But some analysts, Nelson
said, aren't sure if Bush’s hefty cut
could be reconciled with signifi
cant debt reduction.
Tb build some flexibility into
the contentious budget plan,
Nelson said he wanted to see a
“safety valve” incorporated into
the deal, which would let law
makers adjust their plans if the
economy takes a drastic turn.
Beyond all the numbers and
plans, Nelson said, building a
budget ultimately depended on
lawmakers and the president
working as a team.
With this philosophy in mind,
Nelson said he would keep an
open ear to the president on their
journey to Nebraska today.
“I need to listen to what he
has to say,” he said.
Robber leaves with nothing
An attempted robber left the
Cushman Federal Credit Union
empty handed
Lincoln Police Sgt. Mike
Wollman said a man walked into
the building at 2124 Y St and told
the clerk to give him all the
money. Wollman said a clerk
refused and the man left on foot
The man is described as a
slender black male in his 30s to
40s, and 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 6
indies tall, Wollman said
(Ms deter counterfeiter
TWo smart derks stopped one
Lincoln man from using counter
feit money.
Wollman said that around 3
p.m. Monday, a man tried to buy
antifreeze with a $ 100 bill at Super
Saver, 2662 Comhusker Ave. The
derk at the counter thought the
bill looked suspicious and tried to
stall the man, Wollman said
The man left the bill at the
counter and walked out of the
store. He drove away in a 1980s
white Ford with a burgundy top
and Dodge County, No. 5, plates.
The man was described as a
white male, about 6 feet 2 inches
tall, with black hair and a mus
tache. He was wearing a dark
blazer, Wollman said
Around 3:30 p.m. at the
McDonald’s on 547 N. 48th St, a
man was reported trying to buy a
single cheeseburger with a $100
bill, Wollman said
The derk at die store was sus
picious and delayed the man by
getting change in a back room.
The man again left the suspicious
bill at the store and drove away,
Wollman said
Wollman said the man at
McDonald’s was described with
the same physical attributes as
die man at Super Saver.
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Regent changes
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would only be one.
David Brandt, representing
the Coordinating Commission
for Postsecondary Education,
said all the commission’s work
could not feasibly be done by
one “superboard.”
The commission prepares
and reviews the comprehensive
statewide education plan, makes
recommendations on the budg
ets and conducts studies on the
state’s colleges, Brandt said,
among other things.
Sean Carpenter, a Nebraska
State Colleges spokesman, said
all the current governing boards
were effective and efficient.
“Higher education is not
monolithic. Each institution has
different roles and missions and
needs different governing
boards,” Carpenter said.
Charles Wilson, president of
the NU Board of Regents, said
the board had an open mind
concerning the restructuring of
the system.
The current system should
be reexamined to be more effec
tive and efficient, Wilson said.
Another constitutional
amendment, introduced by Sen.
Adrian Smith of Gering, would
follow the national trend of
appointing regents.
The bill, LR18CA, would
change the number of regents
from eight to 12. Eight of the
regents would be elected and
four regents would be appointed
by die governor.
One of the four appointed
regents would be a full-time stu
dent attending one of the
University of Nebraska campus
es.
Smith said the student regent
“Higher education is
not monolithic. Each
institution has
different roles and
missions and needs
different governing
hoards."
Sean Carpenter
State Colleges spokesman
would be someone elected by his
or her peers and then appointed
by the governor.
There are many steps
between the State Capitol and
Varner Hall, Smith said, eluding
to the gap that exists between
students and state legislators.
The bill would make the stu
dent regent's vote count, unlike
the current system in which stu
dent regents vote for informa
tion only.
Smith said the student vote
seemed reasonable given the
impact of the regents on the uni
versity.
IWenty-one other states offer
votes to student regents, Smith
said.
Wilson said the Board of
Regents was concerned about
the politicizing of student elec
tions by giving the student
regent a vote on die board.
But, he said, the board was
open to hearing further discus
sion on the issue.
If approved by the
Legislature, both amendments
would go to the November 2002
ballot for approval by Nebraska
voters.
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