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Nebraska legislators are still waiting for LB 36, which authorizes lethal injection as the state's method of execution, and LB 306, which would abolish the death penalty, to reach the floor.  The Nebraska Legislature is due to adjourn on June 4, the 90th day of this year's session.Former Nebraska State Senator Dianna Schimek writes the OpEd, "Debate on death penalty should not ignore the costs," for the Omaha World-Herald.  Here's an extended excerpt:Talking about how much money you?ve got and how you spend your money isn?t usually considered polite. But with public money, it is considered necessary, and Nebraska needs to have that conversation when it comes to the current legislative debate over lethal injection...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 22, 2009 (boomark / email).