Ever since the introduction and passage of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) in 2004, its simple language, which allows law enforcement officers who qualify to carry concealed firearms off duty and in retirement, has been convoluted by states and even by some law enforcement agencies, due to the statute’s lack of clarity and specifics. Read the full answer here. Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The phrase “tick-tock” could mean different things: a clock running out of time; that once-popular Kesha song.  If it’s coming from American lawmakers they’re likely talking about the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, TikTok. Read the full article here. Read more »

When it comes to national politics, polarizing partisans get all the attention. But it’s those crossing party lines who get things done. A study of proposed bills and passed legislation by members of 2021-22’s 117th Congress, conducted by the Center for Effective Lawmaking, shows the most effective U.S. representatives and senators are those who work well with others. Read the full article here. Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Congressman Bacon stopped by OPPD Saturday morning to discuss what OPPD is doing to keep our grid up and running during Nebraska's severe weather season. Read the full article here. Read more »

Nebraska saw an array of severe weather in 2022. The National Weather Service says that includes 36 tornadoes that touched down in the state and wind gusts that maxed out at more than 100 mph. Read the full article here. Advertisement This year Omaha's Public Power District has more money to keep your lights on through the storms. Read more »

Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.), and Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) top their respective lists of most effective lawmakers during the last Congress, according to a new reportfrom the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL). Read more here. Read more »

Reps. Gerald Connolly, D-VA, and Don Bacon, R-NE, and Sens. Gary Peters, D-MI, and John Cornyn, R-TX, top their respective lists of the most effective Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the recently completed 117th Congress (2021–23), according to the latest round of legislative effectiveness scores compiled by the Center for Effective Lawmaking released March… Read more »

The House Judiciary Committee is launching an investigation into the various unauthorized record disclosures the Air Force acknowledged it made last year, including known cases of the military branch releasing personnel records of GOP candidates to a Democratic-aligned group. A GOP-led Judiciary subpanel investigating the politicization of the federal government announced Thursday it had… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. — Methadone, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder cannot be prescribed and picked up at a pharmacy. Patients have to go to an opioid treatment program to get access to it. But new legislation proposed by Congressman Don Bacon aims to change that. Read more here. Read more »

Metropolitan Community College is seeking to take over the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center adjacent to its Fort Omaha campus for future expansion, a move that would effectively end a 155-year military presence at the historic site in north Omaha. A provision in the federal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, passed late last year, authorizes a “no-cost land exchange” of… Read more »