RANCOR ERUPTS ON FIRST DAY OF LEGISLATURE’S RESUMED SESSION

LINCOLN - The Legislature opened Monday to Sen. Jim Scheer of Norfolk advising members to display decorum and courtesy to each other.

The cordial tone lasted until the afternoon when Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers spoke out against Sen. Julie Slama of Peru. Chambers criticized Slama with comments about the appointees' ties to Gov. Pete Ricketts and his campaign manager Jessica Flanagain. Sen. Chambers stated that Slama was being used by the governor.

Lincoln Sen. Suzanne Geist then stood up and said it was difficult to listen to Chambers, a male senator, talk about a female senator in that way, and his assuming Slama had bad character because of a "situation."

Sen. Chambers argued that it was not him who threw the first stone. Rather, Slama's use of a negative campaign flier that included his likeness was. Sen. Chambers said, "Don't put me in your mess if you don't want me to respond."

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