Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill

Nebraska Lawmaker Enters Third Week of Filibustering to Block Anti-Trans Bills

A Nebraska state lawmaker has filibustered every piece of legislation that has been brought up for consideration in the state’s unicameral legislature, fulfilling a vow she made three weeks ago to do so until Republicans agree to drop legislation seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth and abortion rights in the state. State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh (D) initially promised in late... Source

A Nebraska legislator is 3 weeks into a filibuster over a trans bill

It was a mundane, unanimously supported bill on liquor taxation that saw state Sen.

Nebraska Lawmaker 3 Weeks Into Filibuster Over Trans Bill

“If this Legislature collectively decides that legislating hate against children is our priority, then I am going to make it painful,” said Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh.

Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over bill that would restrict trans health care

State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has vowed to filibuster every bill, even ones that she supports, over the proposed legislation.

Nebraska Lawmaker Three Weeks Into Filibuster

“It was a mundane, unanimously supported bill on liquor taxation that saw state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh take to the mic on the Nebraska Legislature floor last week. She offered her support, then spent the next three days discussing everything but the bill, including her favorite Girl Scout cookies, Omaha’s best doughnuts and the plot of the animated movie Madagascar,” the AP reports. “She also spent that time railing against an unrelated bill th…

Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into a filibuster over trans bill

Wednesday marks the halfway point of this year’s 90-day session, and not a single bill will have passed thanks to state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh’s relentless filibustering.