FILE - Nebraska Gov.-elect Jim Pillen answers a question while taking part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Gov. Pillen on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, defended his administration's decision to not have Nebraska participate in Summer EBT, a federal program that provides food assistance to children over the summer when school is out. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) FILE PHOTO
