State senator wants Ricketts, AG to turn over documents related to State Patrol problems

LINCOLN — A state senator has formally asked the governor and attorney general to turn over public records related to problems at the Nebraska State Patrol.

Sen. Laura Ebke of Crete, chairwoman of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, said Monday that she made the requests under the state’s public records law. The letters seek information related to a June 30 decision by Gov. Pete Ricketts to fire the agency’s superintendent and place six officers on paid administrative leave.

The intent of her request is to help lawmakers decide whether legislation related to the patrol should be introduced when the Legislature convenes in January, Ebke said. She also sent letters to Col. John Bolduc, the patrol’s new superintendent, and Jason Jackson, the state’s chief human resources officer.

“I don’t think any of us wants to go down the path of an investigative committee if we don’t have to,” she said. “I’m not saying we won’t end up there.”

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