Nebraska officials react cooly to call for legal steps in Saint Francis Ministries case

Kansas-based Saint Frances Ministries. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)LINCOLN — Nebraska officials reacted cooly to a call by State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh on Thursday to explore whether the State of Nebraska was defrauded during its failed, child welfare contract with Saint Francis Ministries. The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, which Cavanaugh asked to take some initial…