Ruling that state must pay $151 million rocks Legislature - 2004-02-20
"It's a catastrophe for us," Sen. Chris Beutler of Lincoln expressed, "a failure by the governor and two attorneys general not to settle. Now our leverage is almost nil."
Gov. Mike Johanns "should cut the state's losses now," Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha stated. "Bail out. Terminate legal action. You've got to know when to hold them and know when you fold them."
Legislative venting peppered deliberation on a proposal to approve a single gambling casino in Nebraska, prompting Sen. Gene Tyson of Norfolk to suggest that it be called the "E. Benjamin Nelson Memorial Casino."
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