"This contraband has been heavily trafficked into our state," Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said at a news conference in Lincoln. "While Colorado reaps millions from the sale of pot, Nebraska taxpayers have to bear the cost."
In the other contests, Pete Ricketts won the GOP gubernatorial nomination over Jon Bruning, 27%-26%. And as mentioned above, Rep. Lee Terry survived a scare from primary opponent Dan Frei, 53%-47%. In West Virginia, meanwhile, Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito and Democrat Natalie Tennant captur
couple thousand votes in a contest that featured four candidates finishing within seven percentage points of one another. Mr. Ricketts, a businessman whose family owns the Chicago Cubs, received 26.5 percent of the vote, just one point more than second-place Jon Bruning, the state attorney general.
uesday's election will emerge as a heavy favorite in the GOP race. But the path to the nomination has turned rocky in recent weeks, with Attorney General Jon Bruning and former TD Ameritrade executive Pete Ricketts sparring over their experience and accusing each other of running negative campaigns.
Date: May 13, 2014
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Three Things to Watch in Tuesday's Nebraska Senate Primary
the rest of Nebraska. By far the states largest county, it is home to 28% of Nebraskas registered voters, but accounted for only 21% of the Republican turnout in the 2012 Senate primary. Two years ago Attorney General Jon Bruning won Douglas by 10 percentage points over Mrs. Fischer, but Mrs. Fis
Date: May 13, 2014
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Important primary election now in the hands of the voters (AUDIO)
In the Republican primary for governor, six candidates compete: Attorney General Jon Bruning, former TD Ameritrade executive Pete Ricketts, Auditor Mike Foley, state Sen. Beau McCoy of Omaha, state Sen. Tom Carlson of Holdrege, and Omaha tax attorney Bryan Slone.
Date: May 13, 2014
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Obama Keystone Ruling Seen Delayed as Nebraska Voids Route
legislation that let Republican Governor Dave Heineman approve the route and bypass the state Public Service Commission. TransCanada Corp. will need commission approval, a process that by state law can take seven months. Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning has appealed the ruling, Heineman said yesterday.
The other GOP possibilities include U.S. Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, Adrian Smith and Lee Terry, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, and state Treasurer Don Stenberg, as well as 2006 U.S. Senate candidate Pete Ricketts and Midland University President Ben Sasse.