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| Nebraska governor to face tough crowd at prisons hearing |
| By watchdog.org- Deena Winter |
| Published: 10/28/2014 |
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s governor will face a tough crowd when he testifies Wednesday before a special legislative committee — comprised of some of his harshest critics and vocal foes — investigating prison scandals. In what is believed to be an unprecedented move in Nebraska history, the committee subpoenaed Gov. Dave Heineman to testify on what he knew about several prison scandals that have tainted his administration in the final months of his 10-year reign as governor. The committee is chaired by Sen. Steve Lathrop, D-Omaha, who briefly considered running for governor this year and is ending his eight years as a senator by putting his lawyerly questioning skills to use on the committee. Each hearing begins with Lathrop’s step-by-step deconstruction of the testifier’s involvement in the scandals; his methodical questioning and cross-examining alone can take hours. Read More. |
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