Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Opposes School Face Mask Mandates

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While a number of Nebraska school districts are telling their students and staff to use face masks, Governor Pete Ricketts is opposed to those policies….

Ricketts says other studies show questionable benefits…

Ricketts says kids could have bad outcomes from wearing masks…

Ricketts says he opposes face mask mandates in any form.

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