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Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021
by David Beasley | The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) - Takeout cocktails, legalized during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to help restaurants in Nebraska, are here to stay.
Gov. Pete Ricketts recently signed LB 274 into law, making his executive order during the pandemic permanent.
The bill will help restaurants financially, Zoe Olson, executive director of the Nebraska Restaurant Association, told The Center Square. This is only going to help, Olson said. Is it going to solve all our problems? Absolutely not.
It is one factor, however, that can help the restaurants that survived the pandemic regain their strength, Olson said.
Callaway rancher to seek state legislature northplattebulletin.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from northplattebulletin.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jim Jenkins, longtime rancher, entrepreneur and restaurant owner, announced today that he would seek Nebraskaâs District 36 legislative seat in 2022. Current State Senator Matt Williams is not able to run again because of term limits.
Jenkins has more than 35 years of experience in agriculture and food related industries. He currently manages his family ranching and cattle feeding business near Callaway and is one of the owners of the Skeeter Barnes restaurant in Kearney. Â
Jim has spent the past several months talking to citizens around the district about their concerns, issues and priorities. Â
âAs I have traveled and talked with people in the District I am impressed with all of the good things that are happening even in the midst of a pandemic,â Jenkins said. âIf elected, I look forward to working closely with the many talented people in the District on those issues critical to our success.â
The resulting information vacuum on this “30x30” proposal has enabled critics to claim that a supposed federal land grab lies ahead. The administration’s silence on the issue has placed Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in a difficult position as he tries to explain a policy that at this point is little more than an abstraction.
Vilsack, a former Iowa governor who also served as agriculture secretary in the Obama administration, did provide needed reassurance when he publicly stated that the federal government will not seize private land. He also noted that U.S. ag producers are already using conservation measures in many cases.