An end run around the Legislature to give the Nebraska Governor sole eminent domain authority for TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline has raised eye brows. It’s currently the subject of contentious litigation before the Nebraska Supreme Court. Legislators don’t like their powers taken away. Toddlers don’t like their toys taken away. The bill had a bumpy committee hearing and the press seized it. The press likes discovering that a legislator can’t answer questions about his bill in a committee hearing and refers the questions to corporate officials who brought him the bill. Prepare legislators. Don’t just drop off a draft and walk away. Prep legislators like you’d prep a witness for trial. [Toronto Star]