LINCOLN- The transcript that will eventually be published of Thursday's public hearing of the Nebraska Legislature's Rules Committee will be nothing if not confusing — and not just because the esoteric committee deals with the complex rules that govern the lawmaking process. Representatives from two opposing groups both known as Nebraskans Against Government Overreach testified at the hearing on proposals from Sen. Loren Lippincott to change the vote threshold to end the filibuster.

Right-wing activist Allie Bush, formerly Allie French, initially formed Nebraskans Against Government Overreach in the wake of the pandemic and became a frequent testifier at the Capitol but never formally organized the group as a nonprofit or lobbying group. Last year, left-wing advocate Karin Waggoner paid $200 to register as a lobbyist in Nebraska under the same name — but with a much different political agenda.

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