Nebraska:  Rochelle Mallett joined us from Husch Blackwell Strategies on August 16 for one of our few in-person recordings. Rochelle provides us with some insight on the Nebraska’s unique Legislature including how leadership is elected, how to successfully approach lobbying in the Senate, and the pace of the legislative session.

There are 24 seats up this cycle in the Senate – 18 are currently held by a Republican and 6 are currently held by Democrats. Even though the Legislature is “non-partisan,” she admits that everyone knows the breakdown inside the building: currently, there are 31 Republican Senators, 16 Democratic Senators, 1 Libertarian, and 1 Independent.

Ms. Mallett thinks the Legislature will tackle the property tax issue next session but also makes note that the state’s Business Incentives Plan is up and there will be opportunities for companies to provide some input for the program, which is up in 2020.