(OMAHA WORLD-HERALD) The Omaha World-Herald reports, "Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said he is prepared to 'vigorously defend the state' if a Kansas-Nebraska water dispute returns to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Kansas asked the high court Tuesday to order Nebraska to live up to a 2003 settlement between the neighboring states outlining their rights to water from the Republican River basin.
The Kansas lawsuit argues that Nebraska should be held in contempt of court for using more than its share of the water and violating the court’s order adopting the settlement.
Bruning, who had hoped the states would resolve the lingering issue without returning to the Supreme Court, said Nebraska has been out of the red-ink side of the water ledger with Kansas for four consecutive years."
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