LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed the first bills sent to him since he took office.
Ricketts approved nine so-called cleanup bills on Tuesday that are introduced every year to repeal obsolete state laws, often for pilot programs and commissions that are no longer in effect. Those measures were among the first passed by lawmakers this year.
Ricketts was sworn into office last month as the state's 40th governor, replacing the term-limited Dave Heineman as the state's chief executive.
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