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Gov: Nebraska would have sued to stop Omaha mask mandate

| August 4, 2020 11:27 AM

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts has acknowledged that state officials planned to sue if Douglas County’s health director issued an Omaha-area mask order to try to slow the spread of coronavirus.

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