Governor names advocate for banning books to State Library Board, ruffling feathers

The State of Nebraska has more than 200 boards and commissions staffed by professionals and regular citizens.

They deal with a broad range of subjects, from the recently-created Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council and State Child Death Review Team, to more recognizable boards, such as the Board of Parole and Board of Trustees for State Colleges.

The governor gets to appoint members to many of these boards and the appointments often go to supporters of the governor and people he knows.

Gov. Jim Pillen has already earned a reputation for picking folks he knows from growing up...