LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Christmas comes early for Gov. Pete Ricketts, and it lasts through most of the year.
The governor reported more than 400 gifts last year from constituents, friends, business associates and lobbyists. The list of items he received includes a cape, red clown's nose, a rugby shirt and Ronald Reagan candy jar.
Other gifts were more expensive, including five flight packages valued at more than $1,000 for trips to Washington and meetings of the Republican Governors Association.
Jack Gould of the group Common Cause Nebraska says such gifts serve no public purpose and should be restricted to trinkets valued at less than $5.
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