U.S. Senator TACKLED and CUFFED??? 🤬

Nebraska has changed the way it determines funding and services for people with developmental disabilities — and families say some of those changes are resulting in significant cuts even when an individual’s needs haven’t changed.

So we ask the question directly:
Is Nebraska cutting disability services to balance the budget?

Dan Parsons is joined by State Sen. Victor Rountree, who introduced LR404; Carol Salber, a licensed independent mental health practitioner and parent; and Mike Browne, father of two adult sons with profound developmental disabilities and a member of Nebraska’s Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee.

They discuss concerns about Nebraska’s implementation of the interRAI assessment, apparent errors identified by families and professionals, the impact of lower funding tiers, and whether state budget pressures are influencing decisions.

And all three address a question facing Gov. Jim Pillen and DHHS right now: Should funding reductions be paused while an independent review of interRAI is completed?

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State Sen. Kathleen Kauth told Brinker Harding: “I’ve never seen you turn down someone who wants to talk with you.”

I’ve invited Harding to appear on The Dan Parsons Show repeatedly since July 2025. On Sept. 4, his campaign responded: “Brinker is not available to appear on the show at this time.”

Brinker, the invitation remains open. Come on the show. Let’s talk about why you want to represent Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District.

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Seven months ago, former Nebraska Appropriations Committee Chairman John Stinner questioned the way the state was managing its budget and making cuts.

Now Stinner is back in the news, again criticizing the Pillen administration’s budget decisions.

Listen to what he told me then.

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