Sen. Ernie Chambers conducts one-man protest over veto by Gov. Ricketts
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Paul Hammel
LINCOLN — State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha conducted a one-man protest Tuesday outside the State Capitol, holding a sign claiming that Gov. Pete Ricketts' veto of a bill "exposed his racism."
The governor vetoed seven bills passed by the State Legislature last week, including his Saturday veto of Legislative Bill 1060, which would ban job discrimination based on a person's natural hair texture or style.
The bill was sought by a group of Black women who had faced discrimination due to their "Afro" hairstyle, Chambers said, and had been amended to address technical problems pointed out by the Nebraska Attorney General's Office.
The measure had no opposition except for the governor, he said, and his veto "showed that he was doing it based on racism, because it was a bill designed to protect Black people."
State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha conducted a one-man protest Tuesday morning outside the State Capitol.
PAUL HAMMEL/THE WORLD-HERALD
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