This is historic!
Keep in mind this is basically a republican conservative state, the governor has an order into India to get the lethal drug needed, as his legislative branch 'killed it'!!
Nebraska Abolishes Death Penalty as Lawmakers Override Veto
Nebraska on Wednesday became the first conservative state in more than 40 years to abolish the death penalty, with lawmakers defying their Republican governor, Pete Ricketts, a staunch supporter of capital punishment who had lobbied vigorously against banning it.
By a 30 to 19 vote that cut across party lines, the Legislature overrode the governor’s veto on Tuesday of a bill repealing the state’s death penalty law. The measure garnered just enough votes to overcome the veto.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/us/nebraska-abolishes-death-penalty.html?emc=edit_na_20150527
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