Ricketts focuses on healthcare, jobs and tax reform in swing through area

When Gubernatorial candidate Pete Ricketts stopped in Sidney on Wednesday during an extensive trip of Western Nebraska ahead of next week’s primary, he spoke about the need to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with something better.

“What we have to do fundamentally at state government is reform HHS,” Ricketts said. “So we do a better job of delivering our services. To do that you need somebody who’s got my business experience to bring in the right management and put the right systems in place and invest in the right technology to be able to do that.”

Ricketts has a...