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May 21, 2015

Nebraska Lawmakers Voted to End Death Penalty 
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Nebraska lawmakers have voted to abolish the death penalty. A measure
approved Wednesday would replace lethal injection with a maximum life
sentence behind bars. Republican Governor Pete Ricketts has promised a
veto, but state legislators are expected to override it as early as next
week. If the override prevails, Nebraska would be the first conservative
state to ban the death penalty in more than four decades.

 

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