By: Gabriel Escelara
In the four years since he was elected Nebraska’s governor, Pete Ricketts says he’s slowed the rate of the state’s growth in spending by 90 percent. His detractors say that’s simply not true. Bob Krist is hoping to unseat the state’s 40th governor by pointing out what he says are inconsistencies in his leadership. Reporter Gabriel Esclalera takes a look inside the governor’s last campaign and some goals he envisions for Nebraska’s future.