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Nebraska Catholic Conference Publications
Nebraska Bishops' Statements
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Affirming the Dignity of the Mentally Ill, Bishops' Statement on Mental Health (2/05) |
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Education Choice, Parental Rights in Education (10/98) |
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Initiative Measure 416 Regarding Marriage -- Bishops' Press Release (9/15/00) |
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Federal Marriage Amendment (Letter to US Senators) (7/8/04) |
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Roe V. Wade, 25 Years of (1/98) |
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UNMC Fetal Tissue Use (12/2/99) |
Current Issues and NCC Statements
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Campaign to End the Death Penalty (USCCB) www.ccedp.org |
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Bishop Gregory Urges Support for the Federal Marriage Amendment (6/25/04) |
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Nebraska Bishops Urge Support of FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT (7/9/04) |
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Medical Treatment Decision-making (Updated 1/06) |
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Same-Sex Marriage, The Debate About; USCCB Bishops' Statements (6/04) |
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Supreme Court Decision-Carhart v. Stenberg (Partial Birth Abortion Ruling, 6/28/00) |
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UNMC Fetal Tissue Research Press Release (12/2/99, or full Bishops' Statement) |
Legislative Issues-2006
Bills 2006
NCC Testimony and Statements-Legislation for 2005-06 (Bills carried over to 2006 marked by *)
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Testimony in Support of LB 57*, 3/3/05 (Make Fetal Assault a Crime) |
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Testimony in Opposition to 102*, 1/21/05 (Storm Water Taxation) |
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Testimony in Support of LB 239*, 3/2/05 (Illegal Immigrant College Tuition Bill) |
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Testimony for Increased Textbook Loan Funding, LB 425, 3/3/05 |
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Testimony in Support of LB 437*, 3/10/05 (Ban on Human Cloning) & 750* (Ban Cloning of Human Embryos for Any Purpose and Delivery & Receiving for Research) |
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Testimony for Amending LB 467*, 1/21/05 Highly Qualified Teacher Program Incentives |
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Testimony in Support of LB 554*, 2/14/05 (Minimum Wage) |
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Testimony in Opposition to LB 576* 3/2/05 (Repealing Sales Tax Exemptions and Definitions) |
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Testimony in Opposition to LB 580*, 3/10/05 (Ban Implantation of Cloned Human Embryo, NOT cloning itself) |
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Testimony in Support of LB 586*, 2/17/05 (Food Stamp) |
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Testimony in Support of LB 598,* 2/4/05 (Substance Abuse Funding) |
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Testimony in Support of LB 752*, 3/10/05 (Fetal Pain) |
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Testimony in Support of 760*, 3/16/05 (Death Penalty) |
Introduced in 2006:
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Testimony in Support of 769, 1/25/06 (Education Expense Tax Credit) (or see NFCSP testimony) |
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Testimony in Support of 810, 1/25/06 (Earned Income Tax Credit) |
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Testimony in Support of 944, 1/25/06 (Repeal ADC Child Exclusion) |
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Testimony on LB 1248, 2/8/06 (Medicaid Reform) |
Capitol Correspondent - 2006
Diocesan Newspaper columns by James R. Cunningham
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Legislature Gets Under Way for 2nd Session of 99th Legislature (1/6/06) |
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Public Hearings on Legislative Bills Present Opportunities (1/20/06) |
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LB 944 Would Repeal Bad Policy (2/3/06) |
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Full Day Sessions Cause More Action (3/17/06) |
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Maybe It Was the Way Last Season Ended (5/19/06) |
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Persevering Through the Process (6/9/06) |
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Nebraska’s Marriage Amendment Restored (7/28/06) |
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“Net Neutrality” In Need of Protection (08/11/06) |
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Time to Become Responsibly Informed (09/22/06) |
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Measuring the Ballot's Policy Issues (10/06/06) |
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Thoughts on the Proposed Constitutional Amendments (11/03/06) |
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It's Over, But for the Post-Election Musings (11/17/06) |
Archived Capitol Correspondents - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Legislative Issues-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Testimony and NCC Statements on Legislation
