Speak Up With Bud Synhorst - End of the 2026 Legislative Session

Speak Up With Bud Synhorst - John Gage, Plains Sentinel

The evolution of the news cycle has evolved so much in recent years. The way we consume news and gather information has changed so drastically from the days of the newspaper delivered to your door, watching the nightly news, and listening to the local radio stations for news and other local items. Today, we carrry a supercomputer in our pockets and have news and information at our fingertips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. John Gage, executive editor of the Plains Sentinel talks about the evolution of their platform and some of the local stories they have been working on recently since their launch.

Speak Up With Bud Synhorst - Cancer Free

From "you have cancer" to "you're cancer free" is a long journey. October 13, 2025 my doctor called and informed me the biopsy showed I had cancer. On April 10, 2026, my oncologist told us we're in active surveillance because there is no longer evidence of cancer in my body. What a journey and roller coaster. Today's episode, my wife and I sit down and talk about the journey of cancer from both perspectives and talk through what it was like.

Speak Up With Bud Synhorst - End of the 2026 Legislative Session

The Legislature finishes up for the session! How was the session...interesting, intriguing, and a little bit hard to read. Mark Vail and I will dig into some of the happenings of the session. You will also get a bit of unfiltered Bud talking about a Lincoln senator who opposed an education bill, which made sense—all that and more in the legislative wrap-up discussion.

Speak Up With Bud Synhorst - NE Senator Barry DeKay

The Brand Committee has been a hot topic in the Nebraska Legislature the past few years. During the 2026 Legislative Session it became a very contentious issue. State Senator Barry DeKay stopped in to discuss the Brand Committee, the evolution of the bill currently pending in the Legislature and what it means for feedlots and cow calf producers.

Speak Up With Bud Synhorst - What is going on in the Nebraska Legislature!

What is going on in the Nebraska Legislature! There are 9 days left on the 109th Legislature, Second Session. The budget needs to be addressed, there’s an interesting bill on the horizon about the brand committee and more. Mark Vail and I sit down to discuss the final days of the Nebraska Legislature.