Watch Now: Ricketts gives updates on Nebraska vaccination efforts
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Dr. Gary Anthone, the state's chief medical officer, said he endorses the governor's decision to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations according to age, which "obviously is the Number One factor" in determining death.
Gov. Pete Ricketts holds a news conference Friday about the state's fight against coronavirus.
Sasse spokesman James Wegmann, reached after the vote, said: "After all the tough talk about censure for another week, the folks mad at Ben couldn’t get enough Nebraskans to show up tonight."
Ricketts said "Nebraskans should be on the lookout in their communities for attempts by federal agencies and their partners to regulate land and water use."
"I cannot tell you that every family in our community has clean water to drink and every farmer's field is not contaminated," Saunders County Attorney Joe Dobesh said.
Gov. Pete Ricketts said all vaccination registrations and appointments will be migrated to the state's vaccine website over the next few weeks.
State lawmakers questioned the director of the Department of Environment and Energy on its efforts to bring the troubled AltEn ethanol plant in compliance with state environmental regulations, and questioned why more wasn’t done sooner.
Gun rights advocates supported bills that would ban Nebraska from enforcing any new federal gun laws and would allow counties to authorize permitless concealed carry.
A separate bill would repeal the sales tax on the use and consumption of residential water. "This is for the people," Sen. Justin Wayne said. "You can buy water from the store and not get taxed, but you get taxed for it at home."
