On this edition of Lincoln Business Beat a DEEP DIVE discussion with Gentry Collins, Chief Executive Officer of the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce

Legislative Update: LB721 Would Allocate $25 million to the DOT for East Beltway Planning -- LB506 Would Allocate Funds for Lincoln's Water 2.0 ** Local Property Tax Discussion ** Another Career Fair at TCA ** DEEP DIVE: Lincoln Airport getting new tenants and a refurbished terminal - discussion with airport Exec Dir Dave Haring and Dir of Comm Rachel Barth

Reviewing Lincoln's Water 2.0 Project following LTU's Donna Garden's presentation at the February LIBA Lunch ** Government Regulations cause high building costs for new construction ** New LIBA Members ** DEEP DIVE: Bud details a recent LFR Ride-Along

Lincoln Bold Project ** Sober Living Homes and Zoning ** Minimum Wage Testimony ** DEEP DIVE: Lancaster County Commission Matt Schulte on his efforts to end the Emergency COVID Declarations

Todd Wiltgen named Lancaster County Election Commissioner ** City Election Update ** The Lincoln Youth Baseball/Sports Complex Moving Forward ** DEEP DIVE: School Funding Legislation

Affordable Housing ** Legislature: Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act ** Legislature: A Soft Cap on the Money School Districts Receive from Property Taxes ** DEEP DIVE: A discussion with Richard Meginnis who is not seeking a second term on the Lincoln City Council

Reviewing several bills before the Unicameral ** Lincoln's Water 2.0 Open House and at LIBA Lunch ** DEEP DIVE - Free Enterprise Celebration 2023..Thursday, April 13, 2023

810 Legislative Bills Introduced ** LIBA Lunch Review ** New LIBA Members ** DEEP DIVE: Junior Achievement-Lincoln

Pete Ricketts to the US Senate ** City Council Flood Plain Vote ** Get Involved: State and Local Appointments ** DEEP DIVE – Discussion with District 21 State Senator Beau Ballard

Lincoln City Council - Flood Map Vote and Council Appointment ** The Activities at the US House of Representatives ** Unicameral - Lincoln Area Senators' Priorities ** DEEP DIVE - The Unicameral Legislative Process