OMAHA, Neb. – Gov. Pete Ricketts has acknowledged that state officials planned to sue if Douglas Countys health director had issued an Omaha-area mask mandate last week to try to slow the spread of coronavirus. The Omaha World-Herald reports that Ricketts acknowledged Monday that officials from his office and the Attorney Generals Office told Douglas County Health Director Adi Pour in a phone call last week that she didnt have the legal authority to mandate masks and that “if she moved forward, we would challenge that in court.” The governors account helps explain Pours unexpected decision on Thursday to buck the unanimous approval of the countys health board for a mask mandate.
Gov: Nebraska would have sued to stop Omaha mask mandate
