Lincoln Business Beat

On this edition of LBB, Sarah Linden, CEO of Generation V and Grateful Green discusses the vaping industry and why she decided to leave a Fortune 500 company and start her own businesses.

ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning. It's Not the Platform - it's the Process

J. Scott Nelson is the guest on this edition of the Lincoln Business Beat. Scott is personally mentoring dozens of young men - the workforce of the future - meeting over lunch or coffee and creating small groups in an effort to challenge other men to step up. Scott is the author of "Brotherhood Of Men"

Sherri Tafoya, Custom Blinds & Design, joins Lincoln Business Beat for a discussion about how she has handled the challenges of starting and sustaining a business for 25-years

Lynn McNally, CEO of Nebraska Horsemen and Dir of Gov't Relations for WarHorse Casino is a guest on this edition of LBB. A DEEP DIVE into the WarHorse Casino development and the effort to get an On-line Gambling Constitutional Amendment on the 2026 Nebraska Ballot

Unlocking Growth - Debunking the Myth of SID No. 7

DEEP DIVE: Lancaster County Commissioners Approved a Solar Project earlier this year. On this edition of LBB, a look at the process and the contributions to Commissioners election/re-election campaigns

A DOUBLE DEEP DIVE: Lincoln City Budget Discussion with guest Wanda Caffrey

City of Lincoln Biennium Budget Adjustments

State Revenue Projections ** Turn-Back Tax Requests ** DEEP DIVE: Funding the Downtown City Library

Sanitary and Improvement Districts: What are they, how are they developed, what is the purpose, who governs, who pays and how to much to pay.

Double Deep Dive: Lincoln and Mark discuss Lincoln Parks & Rec and LPR Foundation: How Private Funding to help cover costs of Parks or Features.

Tax Increment Financing TIF ** DEEP DIVE on TIF - what it is, why it is used, how it works, and some stats on how widespread TIF is used across Nebraska.

The 'One Big Beautiful Bill' is now law. A deep dive into what it means and does during this discussion with Jonathan Patent, Tax Shareholder with Lutz

What's Changed and Changing at LIBA

Rebalancing the Scale: Fixing Nebraska's Broken Tax Code

Lincoln City Library Director Ryan Wieber at June LIBA Luncheon Details Proposed Downtown Library Plans ** DEEP DIVE: A Discussion on How the Proposal Will Be Paid For

2025 Unicameral Adjourns Sine Die ** Gov Pillen's Sine Die Address ** DEEP DIVE: Results Of Bills LIBA Had Interests In

Gov. Jim Pillen Seeking 2nd Term ** Legislative Vetos Withdrawn ** Legislature Activities ** DEEP DIVE: Downtown Lincoln Library Plans Announced

LES Mid-Year Rate Increase Proposed ** State Biennium Budget ** DEEP DIVE: Pivotal Week of Legislation

Legislature Debates the Biennium Budget ** Lancaster County Board of Commissioners Approves Downtown Lincoln Convention Center and Turnback Tax Application ** DEEP DIVE: May 6th Lincoln General Election

Balancing the Nebraska Budget ** Legislation Update ** LIBA Events ** DEEP DIVE: Chipping Away at the Inheritance Tax

Legislative Priority Bills Advance ** Status Update-Unicameral Activity on Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage ** DEEP DIVE: South Haymarket Moves Closer to Becoming a Historic Landmark District

Lincoln Gun Ban Case at the Nebraska Supreme Court ** Federal Employee Reductions Trigger Protests ** DEEP DIVE: Lancaster County Budget Issues and Hiring Freeze

Phil Young, LIBA PAC Chair Discusses Primary Election Results ** DEEP DIVE: Legislative Update

Unicameral-Some Priority Bills Won't Be Heard ** U of N Funding May Increase ** DEP DIVE: Ryan McIntosh, NFIB Nebraska Director joins LBB to Discuss LB-415 (Paid Sick Leave) and LB-258 (Minimum Wage)

From the 2025 LIBA Free Enterprise Celebration

LIBA PAC Endorsements ** Free Enterprise Celebration ** A Alternative to the 'Pink Postcard' - LB 683

LB 135- Remove Special School Bond Elections ** LIBA PAC Interviews Candidates ** LIBA Calendar ** DEEP DIVE: Source of Income Petition Drive-City Council Sends it to General Election Ballot

State Budget Deficit ** Federal Funding and Lincoln Projects ** LIBA Calendar ** DEEP DIVE: LB619 - Any Hope for the East Beltway?

Lancaster County HiringFreeze ** University of Nebraska Budget ** LIBA Calendar ** DEEP DIVE: LB415 and LB 258 - Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage

Lancaster County Mid-Year Budget Shortfall and Hiring Freeze ** LB 503 Green Energy Charge ** LIBA Calendar ** DEEP DIVE: Bills to Combat State Budget Deficit Discussed in Unicameral Hearings

LB116 from Senator Beau Ballard ** LB 384 from Senator Tanya Storer-Pink Postcard Revisions ** LIBA Calendar ** DEEP DIVE: LB 19 from Senator John Cavanaugh on Moving Omaha and Lincoln Election Cycles

Lincoln Fair Housing Ballot Initiative ** City Council Approves 'Lincoln On The Move' Ballot Proposal ** LIBA Calendar ** DEEP DIVE: LB 229-Employee or Independent Contractor

Trump Executive Orders ** Fed Grant for EV Chargers in Lincoln ** LBB 532 - Senator Kauth's Legislation to Deal with Undocumented Immigrants

Nebraska Legislation Introduced ** Trump 2.0 Actions and Executive Orders

LIBA President/CEO Travis Filing, LIBA Policy & Research Coordinator and KLIN's Mark Vail talk about proposed legislation being introduced at the 109th Session of the Nebraska Unicameral

Legislative Issues - A Lot To Work Through ** Lincoln and Lancaster County 2025 Projects

Governor Jim Pillen Recovering From Accident ** Minimum Wage Increase as of January 1st ** BOIR - The Latest ** SBA Loans in Nebraska ** Federal Grant to Nebraska Cooperative for Clean and Affordable Energy Efforts

Discussion on the Health Care Industry and Health Insurance Industry ** Look Ahead to 2025 Nebraska Legislative Session

D.C. Congressional Chaos ** LPS Superintendent Retiring

LIBA 2025 Legislative Priorities: Strengthen Nebraska's "Truth in Taxation" Law ** Maximizing Public Benefit from Gaming Revenues ** Control Property Tax Growth and Reduce Reliance on Property Taxes ** Secure Funding for the Construction of the East Beltway ** Improve Transparency of Local Governments' Budgeting

Trump Transition Appointments ** Governor Pillen's Priority Legislative List ** Lancaster County Solar Project

Election Results ** Trump Appointments ** Ballot Initiatives ** Shop Local for the Holidays

LES Rate Increase Approved ** Texas Court Vacates Dept of Labor Overtime Rule ** LIBA Calendar and Update ** DEEP DIVE: Guest Ansley Fellers, Executive Director of the Nebraska Grocery Industry Association discusses the Paid Sick Leave Initiative recently passed by Nebraska voters

Still Counting Ballots ** Look Ahead to 2025 Legislative Session ** The Board of Educational Land and Funds ** LIBA Update

LIBA PAC Chair Phil Young, LIBA Policy and Research Coordinator Carter Thiel and KLIN's Mark Vail Discuss the 2024 General Election Results and more

Election Thoughts and Observations ** Proposed Medical Clinic at 70th & Nebraska Parkway ** Will Lincoln City Council Members Have Aides?

Election 2024: Vice-President Harris Townhall ** Any October Surprise? ** Trump event at a McDonald's ** And More

NE Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights ** Electoral College ** Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Structure ** DEEP DIVE: Lincoln Storm Water Bond Proposal

LIBA Calendar of Events ** DEEP DIVE: Details on the Ballot Initiatives and Constitutional Amendments with the Chair of the Lancaster County Republican Committee Jack Riggins.