HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG5564.AM: Chris Beutler, 1944-
Papers: 1980s-2006
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.: State senator
Size: 46.0 cu.ft.; 46 boxes
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Born November 14, 1944, Chris Beutler graduated from Omaha Benson High School in 1962. He received degrees from Yale University in 1962 and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law in 1973. He served in the U.S. Peace Corps from 1966-1967 and as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1969-1971. Beutler served in the Nebraska State Legislature from 1978-1986, representing the 28th District. He was re-elected in 1990 and served until 2006. He left office due to term limits. Beutler was elected as Mayor of the City of Lincoln in 2007.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection consists of 46 boxes of legislative subject files compiled by Sen. Beutler’s office dating from the 1980s through 2006. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1990s through 2004. The collection is unprocessed, but an inventory is available. The collection is organized roughly alphabetically.
INVENTORY
Box 1
Folder
- Abortion & Related Issues
- Abortion & Related Issues Cont’d
- Abortion & Related Issues: Fetal Tissue (LB304, 2001)
Box 2
Folder
- Agriculture: A-F
- Agriculture: F-W
- Agriculture: Livestock Waste Management – LB 870 (1999)
- Agriculture: Livestock Waste Management – LB 748/LR 295/LR 388
Box 3
Folder
- Agriculture – Livestock Waste Management
- Aquila
- Archway
Box 4
Folder
- Agriculture – Livestock Waste Management – LB 916 (2004)
- Children’s Issues Cont’d
- Child Support
- Child Support for College
Box 5
Folder
- Archway Cont’d
- Children’s Issues
- Child Support for College: LB 752 (1997)
Box 6
Folder
- Child Support for College: LB 752 (1997) Cont’d
- City of Lincoln
- Commonwealth
Box 7
Folder
- Crime: Concealed Handguns
- Crime: Death Penalty (General)
- Crime: Death Penalty (Special Session)
Box 8
Folder
- Crime: Death Penalty (Special Session cont’d)
- Crime: Drugs
- Crime: Drunk Driving
Box 9
Folder
- Crime: General Subject Cont’d
- Crime: General Subject
- Drunk Driving Cont’d
Box 10
Folder
- Crime: Juvenile Crime
- Economics & Tax Issues: Economic Development
- Economic Development: LB 775
- Economic Development: LB 775 2003/2004
Box 11
Folder
- Coordinating Commission – Tuition, Fees, & Financial Aid Reports
- Educational Issues – Coordinating Commission: Budget Recommendations
- Educational Issues – General Subject
Box 12
Folder
- Economics & Tax Issues: Lodging Tax
- Educational Issues – After School Programs
- Education – Child Care & Early Childhood Education
Box 13
Folder
- Education Issues: Community Colleges
- Economics and Tax Issues: A – L
- Economics and Tax Issues: T – W
- Economics and Tax Issues: 1980s
Box 14
Folder
- Education: General Education
- Educational Issues
- Economics and Tax Issues: L-P
Box 15
Folder
- Educational Issues – Goals for Nebraska Education
- Educational Issues – Goals for Nebraska Education Cont’d
- Education – Legislative Initiatives
Box 16
Folder
- Education – Legislative Initiatives: Class One Schools
- Education: Midwestern Higher Education (MHEC)
- Education: Midwestern Higher Education (MHEC)
Box 17
Folder
- Education: School Finance
- Education: School Finance – LR 174 (Review Public Higher Education Financing in Nebraska – 2003)
- Education: Statistics & Facts about Nebraska Schools
Box 18
Folder
- Education – Special Education
- Education – Standards
- Education – Standards Cont’d
Box 19
Folder
- Education – Standards Cont’d: Other States
- Education: State Colleges
- Education – Student Aide
- Education – Student Aide
- Education – Teachers
Box 20
Folder
- Education – Tax Equity & Educational Opportunities Support Act
- Education – Teacher Salaries
- Education – University of Nebraska (UNL)
Box 21
Folder
- Education – University of Nebraska
- Federal Government: Trade Agreements
- Ethanol
- Education – University of Nebraska
Box 22
Folder
- Federal Government: 2004 Trade Issue Re Scope of Governor’s Authority
- Federal Government
- 2003/2004 Gambling Initiative
Box 23
Folder
- 2003/2004 Gambling Initiative
- Gambling: 2004 Ballot Language
- Gambling: Indian Gambling
Box 24
Folder
- Gambling: Omaha World Herald
- Gambling: Nebraska State Lottery
- Gambling: Miscellaneous
- Gambling: LB 851, 1995
Box 25
Folder
- General Subject: A-C
- General Subject: C-F
- General Subject: E-G
Box 26
Folder
- General Subject: Housing
- General Subject: I-L
- General Subject: L
Box 27
Folder
- General Subject: L-M
- General Subject: Omaha, City of
- General Subject: P
Box 28
Folder
- General Subject: P
- General Subject: P-R
- General Subject: Retirement
- General Subject: Retirement
Box 29
Folder
- General Subject: R-S
- General Subject: S
- General Subject: State Fair
- General Subject: Takings
Box 30
Folder
- General Subject: Telecom
- General Subject: Telecommunication/Universal Service Fund
- General Subject: Title Insurance
- General Subject: T-U
- General Subject: W
Box 31
Folder
- General Subject: Westridge Capital Management
- General Subject: Whiteclay
- Health: A-B
- Health: Children
Box 32
Folder
- Health: B-F
- Health: H-I
- Health: L-M
Box 33
Folder
- Health: Medicaid (LB 8, 2003)
- Health: Medicaid
- Health: Mental Health
Box 34
Folder
- Health: N
- Health: O-R
- Health: R
- Health: T-W
Box 35
Folder
- Initiative & Referenda: General and Nebraska
- Initiative & Referenda: Other States
- Initiative & Referenda: Term Limits
- Insurance: National Warranty
Box 36
Folder
- Low Level Waste Case
- Low Level Waste Case
- Low Level Waste Case
Box 37
Folder
- Low Level Waste Case
- Minimum Wage – LB 256
- Minimum Wage – LB 554
- Minimum Wage
Box 38
Folder
- Minimum Wage
- Natural Resources: A-G
- Natural Resources: Interim – Hearing LR 245-246
Box 39
Folder
- Natural Resources: L-N
- Legislative Bill 384
- Natural Resources: Niobrara Council
- Natural Resources: Republican Valley: Nebraska-Kansas Water Case
Box 40
Folder
- Natural Resources: Nebraska Environmental Trust
- Natural Resources: LB 108, 1995, LB 1152
- Natural Resources: Conservation Easements
Box 41
Folder
- Natural Resources: Trails: E-L
- Trails: A-C
- Natural Resources: Wind Energy
Box 42
Folder
- Natural Resources: Trails: L-N
- Natural Resources: Trails: O-P
- Natural Resources: Railroads
Box 43
Folder
- Natural Resources: Trails: S
- Natural Resources: Trails: S-U
- Nebraska
Box 44
Folder
- Natural Resources: Water Policy
- Natural Resources: Water Policy LB 962 (2004)
- Natural Resources: Water Policy
Box 45
Folder
- Natural Resources: Water Quality
- Natural Resources: Water Quality
- Natural Resources: Wetlands
Box 46
Folder
- Property Tax
- Economics and Tax Issues: R-T
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