Sasse, outside money
Sen. Mike Johanns said (LJS, May 16) that Ben Sasse needs to demonstrate that he is “passionately concerned about Nebraska.” Is Sasse truly concerned about Nebraska? Or is he a candidate who represents outside special interest groups and is wiling to let their money control what happens in our state? How will Ben Sasse, who… Read More
Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger: Disaster for Consumers & Markets
Comcast wants to buy Time Warner Cable. If approved, this deal would create a television and Internet colossus like no other. “I vigorously oppose this transaction and respectfully urge federal authorities to stop it dead!” Dave Domina said, Monday. Domina is a candidate for Nebraska’s U S Senate seat being vacated by Mike Johanns after… Read More
Increasing Opportunity for workers starts with increasing the minimum wage
Folks, Joe Jordan of Nebraska Watchdog recently asked Ben Sasse a simple question on a simple issue: ‘Do you support raising Nebraska’s minimum wage?’ Do you understand Mr. Sasse’s answer in the video below? The only part that makes much sense is the phrase ‘ladders of opportunity’ – a phrase Sasse cribbed from the White… Read More
Domina’s Social Security Plan Is Better
Aug. 14 marked the anniversary of one of America’s best-known and best-appreciated federal laws: the Social Security Act of 1935. Claiming Social Security benefits after 50 years in the workforce is the next stage of life for me. I have kept the faith that the program will be a stable and dependable source of income… Read More
Domina Gets Young Voters’ Vision
Politicians almost always refer to the young generation as “the future,” and rightfully so, physically and mentally. Yet the behaviors and policies of those same politicians in government threaten to destroy that future. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, voting rates for 18- to 24-year-olds in the 2012 election were a dismal 38 percent. Partisanship,… Read More
Social Security Must Be Kept Intact, Not Privatized
My Grandma Minnie Hansen was a happy, loving person. Widowed at 64, she lived alone in her little house on Cedar Street in Coleridge NE (pop 600). Grandma enjoyed church on Sundays and card games with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren until she died — peacefully — at the age of 93. The family helped out… Read More
Domina is Different
U.S. Senate candidate Dave Domina is not your typical politician. How often have you heard, “We’re tired of Washington politics?” “Throw the whole gang out.” Here’s your chance to make a start. Vote Dave Domina for Senate. Domina is not a Washington politician, nor is he tied to a Washington-based lobbyist. Domina is not tied to… Read More
Domina urges more Senate debates
Democratic Senate nominee Dave Domina says the four Senate candidate debates and forums proposed by Republican nominee Ben Sasse are “not enough” for voters to assess the candidates. Meanwhile, a third independent candidate who still is circulating petitions to gain access to the Senate ballot said he has received and accepted an invitation to participate… Read More
Dave Domina: Situation in Israel & Gaza
May I say a word about the tragic situation in Israel and Gaza. I speak as a friend of Israel and a friend of the Palestinian people. I disclose that I am the grandfather of two Jewish grandchildren and father in law of a distinguished professor of Jewish History at a major U.S. University. The… Read More
Domina: Standing for the little guys
by George Lauby (North Platte Bulletin) David Domina has argued hundreds of cases in courtrooms across the country, often battling for the underdog. Now, he’s presenting his case to voters as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate. Domina, 63, began his legal career in 1973 as a lawyer in the Judge Advocate General Corps of… Read More
Op Ed: Domina Proposes Solutions to Children Refugee Border Crisis
Perspective – As we Nebraskans relish the joys of BBQs, fireworks, summer celebrations, and well-earned vacations, a humanitarian crisis forms at our nation’s southern border. Fleeing murderous gangs in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, thousands of children are currently clinging for their lives on top of north-bound freight trains and wandering through the harsh deserts of… Read More
Dave Domina makes campaign stop in Beatrice
Democratic Senate candidate Dave Domina stopped in Beatrice Tuesday evening, July 15, at Aunt Mary’s Center for a dinner and a speech with Gage County Democrats. Domina is running for the Nebraskan Senate seat being vacated by current senator Mike Johanns at the end of his term. His opponent is Republican Ben Sasse. “I don’t… Read More
Dave Domina Honors 43rd Anniversary of the 26th Amendment
Omaha & Lincoln – U.S. Senate Candidate and Army Veteran Dave Domina recognized and honored the ratification of the 26th Amendment, which gave young men and women aged 18 the right to vote in the midst of the Vietnam War. Domina honored the 26th Amendment, veterans, and young people at Elmwood Park Pavilion in Omaha and at… Read More
Nebraska lawyer aims to be trust-busting U.S. senator
In a throwback to an era when some politicians won by railing against big companies for strangling competition, Dave Domina secured the Democratic nomination in May and faces Republican Ben Sasse in the Nov. 4 election. Rural, agriculture-heavy Nebraska rarely sends Democrats to Congress. Sasse, president of Midland University in Fremont, has not spoken about… Read More
Dave Domina: Common Misunderstanding of Government Regulations
Dave Domina: The Minimum Wage Must be a Living Wage
The Federal minimum wage must be raised to $10.10. It has had no attention for years — the last federal legislative change was in 2007, and the last phased in adjustment was in 2009 under the 2007 law. The minimum wage was not changed for 10 years before then. Dave Domina is the only candidate… Read More