Nebraska lawmaker, treasurer to lead death penalty campaign
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A ballot campaign to preserve Nebraska's death penalty will be led by an Omaha state lawmaker and the state treasurer.
View ArticleDeath penalty campaign hires signature-gathering firm
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A group that wants to put Nebraska's death penalty on the 2016 ballot has hired a consultant to help circulate petitions before an August 27th deadline.
View ArticleNebraska death penalty supporters expand campaign coalition
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska death penalty supporters have expanded the coalition that is seeking to place the issue on the 2016 general election ballot.
View ArticleFaith groups, law enforcement jump into death penalty debate
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters can expect to hear a lot about the death penalty this summer from influential people in their communities, from their local church pastor to the county sheriff.
View ArticleGroup unveils ads aimed at death penalty petition drive
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A group that opposes Nebraska's death penalty petition drive has released two television ads urging voters not to sign a petition that seeks to put the issue on the 2016 ballot.
View ArticleRicketts defends donation to death penalty petition group
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts is defending his $100,000 donation to a group that's leading a ballot drive to save the death penalty.
View ArticleUS attorney in Nebraska reviewing execution drug allegations
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. attorney's office in Nebraska is reviewing allegations by a civil liberties group that state officials are trying to violate federal law through their attempts to import...
View ArticleDeath penalty group to submit ballot signatures on Wednesday
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A group that wants to reinstate Nebraska's death penalty through a ballot measure will submit its signatures to the secretary of state's office a day early.
View ArticleRicketts: Wait for verification of death penalty signatures
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts says his administration is still pursuing lethal injection drugs for executions but will not decide how to proceed until state officials verify the...
View ArticleAttorneys debate Nebraska death row inmate's legal options
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Attorneys for a Nebraska death row inmate say the state's recent struggle over capital punishment has raised new legal questions that they need to explore, while a state attorney...
View ArticleLethal injection drugs bound for Nebraska halted in India
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An attempt to ship lethal injection drugs from India to Nebraska was thwarted several weeks ago when the items were flagged because they didn't have proper papers.
View ArticleNebraska death penalty foes challenge ballot measure
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska death penalty opponents allege in a lawsuit that a ballot measure to reinstate the punishment is invalid because Gov. Pete Ricketts wasn't listed as a sponsor.
View ArticleDeath penalty foes challenge 'slanted' ballot language
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Opponents of a campaign to reinstate Nebraska's death penalty have filed a lawsuit arguing that ballot language drafted by the attorney general's office is slanted in favor of...
View ArticleDeath penalty repeal officially on hold until 2016 election
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's death penalty will stay on the books until voters decide next year whether to keep it.
View ArticleRicketts: State still trying to get lethal injection drugs
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts says the state is still working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to try to import lethal injection drugs from India.
View ArticleDeath penalty opponents say state won't get execution drugs
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A group that opposes Nebraska's death penalty says the state won't be able to import lethal injection drugs without violating federal law and exposing itself to additional legal...
View ArticleNebraska looking to recoup $54,400 spent on execution drugs
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials say they're looking for ways to recover more than $54,000 that was spent on lethal injection drugs from a supplier in India.
View ArticleJudge rejects legal action in Nebraska death-penalty vote
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lancaster County judge has rejected a lawsuit challenging the death-penalty question going to Nebraska voters in November, but has also prevented a pro-death penalty group from...
View ArticleNebraska death penalty foes outline case for keeping repeal
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters can expect to hear a lot about capital punishment between now and the November election.
View ArticleLawsuit Says Governor Exceeded Powers on Death Penalty
A lawsuit says the 11 men on Nebraska's death row can't be executed because their death sentences were converted to life in prison when the death penalty was repealed in 2015.
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