Nebraska lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to override the veto by Governor Pete Ricketts, and thus formally abolish the death penalty for the Midwestern state.
The state is politically conservative, has a Republican majority legislature, and becomes the first Republican controlled state to get rid of capital punishment.
Our U.S correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:
IN: "Nebraska has ...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 50
POT: 27 or 30
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