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A hitchhiker's guide to the 2016 Legislature

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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

A hitchhiker's guide to the 2016 Legislature

• By JoANNE YOUNG / Lincoln Journal Star
• Jan 2, 2016
• Jan 2, 2016 Updated May 30, 2026
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (left) and prisons director Scott Frakes look over damage in Housing Unit 2 at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution more than a week after the Mother's Day riot in May 2015.

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By JoANNE YOUNG / Lincoln Journal Star

Be brave. Travel with us on this 60-day spin of the 2016 Legislature that begins Wednesday. 

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