Nebraska U.S. Senate Hopeful Urges USDA to Step In as Tyson Shuts Lexington Facility

LEXINGTON, Neb. — U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn condemned Tyson Foods’ planned closure of its Lexington beef plant as a potential legal violation and urged federal action on Wednesday, thrusting the future of hundreds of local jobs into the political spotlight.

Osborn’s press conference across the street from the facility raised tensions on an already…