Friday, April 24, 2015

Nebraska vote signals growing conservative support for ending death penalty


from Angie
"Abolition of the Death Penalty has been a priority of Amnesty International for decades." This article describes growing support from conservatives to abolish the death penalty in Nebraska.

Washington Times, April 23, 2015

"Last week, the unicameral state legislature in deeply red Nebraska voted 30-13 in favor of legislation repealing the death penalty, which came after a unanimous vote by the Nebraska Judiciary Committee advancing the legislation."

Click here for entire article from Angie Hougas, one of our AI Madison Group #139 members.