J.L. Schmidt has been covering Nebraska government and politics since 1979. He has been a registered Independent for more than 20 years.
Nothing ruins a public hearing on a legislative bill like the public showing up.
Wait, what? A former boss said it years ago at the end of a particularly long day of hearings at the State Capitol.
At the time, I agreed. I still feel that way at times. The same message over and over from the public gets a little tedious. Just give me a show of hands, for or against.
If you don’t have anything differen…