LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A state panel has dismissed a complaint alleging that Nebraska Sen. Ernie Chambers misused public resources when he ridiculed another lawmaker with drawings and poems on state letterhead.
The Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission voted 7-0 on Friday not to investigate the complaint by Andrew Sullivan, a conservative activist from Omaha.
Chambers has released more than two dozen memos calling attention to state Sen. Bill Kintner’s use of a state computer to have cybersex with a woman he met online. Kintner was fined $1,000 for misuse of state property. The memos, dubbed “Kintner-grams,” include unflattering drawings of Kintner and rhymes mocking his indiscretion.
Commission member Jeff Peetz says he doesn’t condone Chambers’ memos, but notes that Kintner’s behavior was a matter of public concern.