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Ricketts pushes back on criticism of TestNebraska contract

by Associated Press
| May 11, 2020 4:03 PM

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts pushed back Monday against four Nebraska lawmakers who urged him to cancel a $27 million coronavirus testing contract with a group of out-of-state startup companies, calling their criticism “ludicrous" even though the program is off to a slow start and hasn't kept up with demand.

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