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In just the last couple of weeks, Governor Heineman and Lt Governor Heidemann have had to announce that taxpayers will have to foot a 15 million dollar bill for a failed privatization effort of the Foster Care system, a policy supported by Pete Ricketts.<\/p>\n<p>Within one week, both Govenor Heineman and Lieutenant Governor Heidemann have stood behind podiums in the State Capitol Building campaigning for their next government job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The revolving door within the Republican party hierarchy is spinning fast, trying to protect those in power,&#8221; said Dan Marvin, Executive Director of the Nebraska Democratic Party. &#8220;It is disturbing. Even more disturbing about this announcement today is that the policy failures, costing taxpayers millions, are also stuck with these candidates in a revolving door. 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