FORMER GOVERNOR, POLITICAL CONSULTANT CLASH OVER ATTACK ADS IN NEBRASKA LEGISLATIVE RACE

LINCOLN - On Friday, former Gov. Dave Heineman said that Jessica Flanagain, a top political adviser for Gov. Pete Ricketts, “directed and orchestrated” a campaign mailer in May attacking Janet Palmtag, a longtime Republican Party campaign worker from Nebraska City.

The attack ads accused Palmtag of “going Lincoln” and siding with “radical” Sen. Ernie Chambers. If, as Heineman says, the Nebraska Republican Party ads were orchestrated by Flanagain, that would run counter to the party’s recent, amended campaign filing, which reported a $66,000 “independent” contribution to the Slama campaign.

Flanagain, when reached Friday, denied that she directs spending by the GOP. She added that state law does allow campaigns and the party to use the same vendor to distribute mailers and other political advice.

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