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"I anticipate the process to be completed by our August meeting," Chairman Dennis Lee said before the board went into executive session.
Casey Ricketts has been the commission's interim executive director since January but must wait to see if the board picks her over other outside candidates.
The Nebraska State Patrol bought 10 semi-automatic rifles from the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission, which was criticized for purchasing the weapons last year.
The regulators purchased a number of submachine guns despite not having law enforcement authority in any way. Why did they need them?
The Nebraska agency that regulates gambling spent $30,000-plus to buy a semi-automatic rifle for each of the agency’s 10 investigators, citing the need to protect casino-goers from active shooters.