State of Nebraska Archives: on Technology
Chuck Herbster:
Expand internet access and speed across the state
Nebraska is home to the greatest farms, small businesses and people in the world. To keep the good life great, we must come together and tackle some of the most difficult issues of our time:
Expand our internet access and speed across the state to keep the Good Life Great.
Source: 2021 Governor campaign website HerbsterForNebraska.com
Jun 7, 2021
Peter Ricketts:
Bring broadband coverage to every corner of the state
We must continue to invest in better community connectivity through broadband internet. It's no secret that many Nebraskans still do not have access to broadband. Senator Friesen, Speaker Hilgers, and I are proposing that we invest
$20 million in each of the next two years to help another 30,000 households get broadband connectivity. This will move Nebraska closer to bringing broadband coverage to every corner of the state.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to Nebraska legislature
Jan 14, 2021
Chris Janicek:
Supports a major infrastructure modernization program
I support a major infrastructure modernization program. This program will create millions of jobs and investments right here at home in our own country. We need to create an infrastructure department in government
to analyze and administer projects addressing our roads, bridges, water treatment plants, shipping ports, airports, electrical grids and overall modernization of our country.
Source: Lincoln Journal-Star on 2020 Nebraska Senate race
Apr 16, 2020
Ben Sasse:
Digital consumption is rewiring parts of teenagers' brains
One of the things we're realizing is that when teens are constantly saturated and bathed in digital content, it's rewiring parts of their frontal lobe. The frontal lobe, for females, isn't done until multiple years past puberty now. And arguably, the
male frontal lobe is never completed [laughter]. Some neurologists think it's probably a late-20s proposition. What we're learning about the brain is the rewiring of the brain with digital addictions is fast and it's not good for us.
Source: Remarks at National Press Club on 2020 Nebraska Senate race
Oct 30, 2018
Deb Fischer:
$21B for infrastructure, with funds from border customs
Sen. Deb Fischer and Lincoln City Councilwoman Jane Raybould agreed on the need to build and maintain highways, roads, bridges, railroads, broadband and more. But the candidates disagreed on appropriate levels of federal funding and on how or whether
Congress should boost or replace those funds.Fischer pointed to her bill to use $21.4 billion from the $46 billion in fees Customs and Border Patrol collects over five years from freight and passengers entering the country. The border agency only
uses about $2 billion. The rest reverts to the general fund. "I don't think increasing the gas tax is sustainable," Fischer said.
Raybould said she would seek to roll back some of the tax breaks oil and drug companies received in the Republican tax
cut bill. Revoking breaks for 17 oil and gas companies alone could generate $25 billion, she said. The tax law's corporate and individual income tax breaks for companies and people not paying their fair share should be repealed, she said.
Source: Omaha World-Herald on 2018 Nebraska Senate race
Aug 26, 2018
Deb Fischer:
Develop broadband via rural development matching grants
The candidates emphasized the need to improve access to affordable broadband, but disagreed on how best to achieve that goal.Fischer cited congressional efforts to aid companies willing to serve rural areas, and to help smaller companies buy wireless
spectrum from larger wireless companies to sell Internet access. She cited her recent efforts during farm bill negotiations to make sure that broadband development qualified for matching grants under rural development guidelines.
She continues to push for money from Universal Service Funds, financed by fees collected from cellphone users, to be spent at the state level to boost broadband deployment in rural and other underserved areas.
Raybould called for more direct federal investment. She said expansion of rural broadband should be treated the way the country once boosted rural electrification--as a public utility.
Source: Omaha World-Herald on 2018 Nebraska Senate race
Aug 26, 2018
Jane Raybould:
Develop broadband via rural development matching grants
The candidates emphasized the need to improve access to affordable broadband, but disagreed on how best to achieve that goal.Fischer cited congressional efforts to aid companies willing to serve rural areas, and to help smaller companies buy wireless
spectrum from larger wireless companies to sell Internet access. She cited her recent efforts during farm bill negotiations to make sure that broadband development qualified for matching grants under rural development guidelines.
Raybould called for more direct federal investment. She said expansion of rural broadband should be treated the way the country once boosted rural electrification--as a public utility. She says federal investments,
whether from existing cellphone fees, existing discretionary dollars, grants or tax bill rollbacks, should be directed at the areas receiving the least service now to stretch dollars further.
Source: Omaha World-Herald on 2018 Nebraska Senate race
Aug 26, 2018
Jane Raybould:
Design infrastructure to withstand climate change flooding
On water quality projects and flood fighting, Fischer & Raybould both said they see a federal role for supporting the efforts of local natural resources districts.Fischer pointed to her work to improve water quality and her efforts to ease regulations
that affect Omaha's sewer separation project.
Raybould says Congress needs to be more creative in its infrastructure requirements, raising standards for roads, bridges and other infrastructure so they can withstand flooding in a changing climate.
Source: Omaha World-Herald on 2018 Nebraska Senate race
Aug 26, 2018
Scott Kleeb:
Invest in roadway infrastructure to help farm productivity
Invest in and modernize our infrastructure: Grain harvested in rural America must be picked up by trucks, driven to railcars, and then shipped around the world. Our roads and bridges, especially in rural
America, are not keeping pace with our agricultural productivity.
Between the increased cost of fuel, state-by-state road regulations that limit what truckers can haul, and the elimination of railroad branch lines, everyone from farmers to shipyard operators are paying more for less.
Failure to invest in our infrastructure--especially in rural areas--affects public safety as well. Scott Kleeb believes that we must modernize our critical infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and railways, and bring down the cost of fuel.
Source: Campaign booklet, Nebraska’s Brand of Change, p.22-23
Aug 19, 2008
Scott Kleeb:
Broadband computer access in rural schools
Our rural areas continue to be squeezed by higher taxes and soaring prices. Making matters worse, more and more young people are leaving rural communities, creating a “brain drain.” Scott
Kleeb is committed to strengthening our small towns, which starts by recognizing the importance of strong schools in rural America. Scott supports:- Expanding broadband access and increasing the number of computers in rural schools so geography isn’t
a limitation to getting a global education.
- Increasing funding to repair and refurbish ailing schools.
- Increasing pay for educators in rural areas so our schools can be competitive.
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Providing incentives for college educated teachers to return to rural communities.
- Making sure that any school consolidation plans are fair and in the best interest of all our students regardless of their zip code.
Source: Campaign booklet, Nebraska’s Brand of Change, p.33
Aug 19, 2008
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