Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts personally lobbied senators to try and stop them from overriding his veto regarding the immigrant license bill. Lawmakers were able to override the veto so certain immigrants can apply for professional licenses.
A bipartisan bill that allows families victimized by the 9/11 terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia ran into sharp setbacks, as the White House threatened a veto and a GOP senator privately sought to block the measure.
The Republican governor of South Dakota has vetoed the transgender bathroom bill. The House of Representatives have failed to override the proposed law.
South Dakota Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard has vetoed the bill that requires transgender students to use the restrooms in public schools according to their gender at birth. South Dakota would have been the first U.S. State to have such law.
