Bob Krist in 2022 NE Governor's race
On Crime:
Repeal death penalty, might make exception for treason
What mattered to him were his core values, he said, including being pro-life, from conception to natural death. He voted to repeal Nebraska's death penalty in 2015, but because of his military background he admits to
wrestling with his beliefs about an exception for a death sentence in federal cases for treason against the United States. He knows about the serious consequences of treasonous activity, he said.
Source: The Lincoln Journal-Star on 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial race
Oct 27, 2018
On Jobs:
Budget $25-35 million to prioritize job training
Krist wants the state to prioritize job training, he said at a press conference with officials from the Omaha Federation of Labor, which has endorsed him. Krist says he would put $25 million or even $35 million into the fund. "The state can do
more through job training, workforce development, internship and apprenticeship programs to help build up our workforce to make Nebraska an even better place to live and work," Krist said.
Source: The Omaha World-Herald on 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial race
Oct 27, 2018
On Principles & Values:
Changed parties, not important what letter was behind name
Krist was a registered Republican from at least the early 1980s until last year, when he left the party to challenge Ricketts as a third-party candidate.
Then in early 2018, he registered as a Democrat. He's not going to change again, he said. "It was not important to me what letter was behind my name," he said.
Source: The Lincoln Journal-Star on 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial race
Oct 27, 2018
On Tax Reform:
The farmland assessment process is broken
One of his big messages is the need to truly reform the state tax system, property taxes in particular, he said. The questions he has fielded in Nebraska communities about property taxes have been "amazing," he said. He tells them the farmland
assessment process is broken.In some counties in Nebraska, the average tax increase over the past 10 years is as high as 147%, and individual homeowners and landowners have experienced even greater increases, he said.
Source: The Lincoln Journal-Star on 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial race
Oct 27, 2018
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