Nebraska governor, attorney general turn their attention to Whiteclay

[Omaha Steve]

YAN SODERLIN / THE WORLD-HERALD
On a roadside in Whiteclay: An intoxicated man named Dave and an intoxicated woman who would not give her name. The town sells 4 million beers a year, mostly to residents of the reservation across the state line.

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POSTED: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015 12:30 AM | UPDATED: 11:04 AM, WED OCT 14, 2015.
By Paul Hammel / World-Herald Bureau

LINCOLN — First-year Gov. Pete Ricketts is pledging to form a group to help devise a strategy to address the alcohol-related woes of Whiteclay, Nebraska.

The governor met Tuesday afternoon with two representatives of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, who expressed optimism that changes would come to the unincorporated village frequently criticized for beer sales to residents of an officially dry Indian reservation just across the border in South Dakota.

“For the first time I feel like there’s light at the end of the tunnel. I haven’t felt that way for a while,” said Judi gaiashkibos, the commission’s executive director.

“It was a very positive meeting,” said Tom Brewer, the vice chairman of the commission.

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