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ADDS: TREASURER-ABUSE, PUBLIC CAMPAIGNING, MINTER-CONGRESS.
TREASURER-ABUSE
OMAHA—The wife of Nebraska State Treasurer Shane Osborn accuses him of physically abusing her to the point she feared for her life. Teri Osborn, in her petition for a protection order against her estranged husband, accused him of beating her on Christmas Day last year and again in late January. Douglas County Sheriff Tim Dunning said his investigators could not find evidence of abuse when they interviewed Teri Osborn three or four months ago. By Eric Olson.
AP File Photo NENH101.
LEGISLATURE:
DEATH PENALTY
LINCOLN—A bill that would make lethal injection Nebraska’s sole means of executing prisoners is headed to the final round of debate. Lawmakers gave second-round approval to the bill (LB36) Tuesday, despite protests from some senators that the measure is deeply flawed. By Jean Ortiz.
With AP Photos NEBW101-NEBW104.
FOSTER CARE BOARD
LINCOLN—Nebraska lawmakers have approved a bill requiring State Foster Care Review Board members to disclose any money they or their employers receive from the state Department of Health and Human Services. The bill (LB679) that passed the Legislature Tuesday now goes to Gov. Dave Heineman for his consideration. By Josh Funk.
PUBLIC CAMPAIGNING
LINCOLN—Gov. Dave Heineman has vetoed a bill that would allow public employees and officials to use taxpayer-funded resources for some political and personal purposes. Heineman said Tuesday he believes the bill (LB626) could erode the integrity of public positions. The misuse or appearance that publicly funded resources were misused could damage trust with the people elected officials serve, he added. By Jean Ortiz.
Also:
— WEB COMPETITION—Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill designed to make government spending more transparent.
SERIOUS ABOUT FUN
FREMONT—Isaac Paden finds his work so much fun it’s difficult to refer to it as work. “My job is to supply fun things for people to do,” said 28-year-old Fremont man, who is recreation program coordinator for the Fremont Parks and Recreation Department. “How can you not enjoy that?” A Nebraskaland Feature By Don Bowen of the Fremont Tribune.
SPORTS:
MINTER-CONGRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—North Carolina voters aren’t likely to get a chance to send a second ex-NFL player to Congress. Former Carolina Panthers safety Mike Minter told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he has decided against seeking the Republican nomination for the 8th District seat in 2010. By Sports Writer Mike Cranston.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— BNSF FURLOUGHS—More than 100 employees of the BNSF mechanical department in the western Nebraska city of Alliance have been furloughed because of a decrease in rail traffic.
— PAPILLION MANSLAUGHTER—A Papillion man was given 18-to-20 years in a Nebraska prison for killing his mother’s boyfriend in 2008.
— MOTHER’S DEATH—A man convicted of tossing his mother off the balcony of her Omaha apartment to her death has been given 80 years-to-life in prison.
— SOTOMAYOR-NEBRASKA—Nebraska’s U.S. senators say they’ll review the record and opinions of Judge Sonia Sotomayor before voting on whether to confirm her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
— EMERGENCY LANDING—A helicopter has made an emergency landing in north Omaha.
— FIREFIGHTER CHARGED—A former Lincoln firefighter accused of stealing painkillers from a terminally ill woman has been given two years of probation.
— GIRL KILLED—An Iowa man suspected of sexually assaulting and killing a 3-year-old Nebraska girl is being held in a Nebraska jail on $5 million bail.
— POWERFUL POSITION—The chief executive of Omaha Public Power District has been elected to a leadership position within a nuclear power trade group.
— BEER-BOX BANDIT—As the man fled the Lincoln convenience store with his stolen cigarettes, he dropped his disguise: a beer box.
— HEALTH-CARE GLIMPSES—Some Nebraskans are telling their health-insurance stories on YouTube and in e-mailed links being sent to the state’s congressmen.
— TRAIL TREK—The seventh annual Trail Trek bicycle ride in Lincoln will be held on June 28.
— GRASS VARIETIES—University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers hope to find homeowner favor with some new varieties of buffalo grass.
The AP, Omaha.
