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What Happened When Health Officials Wanted to Close a Meatpacking Plant, but the Governor Said No

By Louis Wertz | May 7, 2020

New documents obtained by ProPublica show public health officials in Grand Island, Nebraska, wanted the JBS meatpacking plant closed. But Gov. Pete Ricketts said no. Since then, cases have skyrocketed.

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