Last month, Nebraska reported a new record-low unemployment rate in December, 1.7 percent, the lowest in the nation since data collection began in 1976. In an exclusive interview with NTD, Governor Pete Ricketts explained how Nebraska made it possible. “It’s because we have a pro-business state here,” Ricketts told “NTD Business” in an interview broadcast on Feb. 11. “We understand that we have to create the rules and regulations that allow businesses to succeed, so they create opportunities for Nebraska families. “I know that when I ran a business, when we were looking to expand outside of Nebraska, we specifically look at states: if you are not a right-to-work state, we did not consider your state for an expansion,” Ricketts said. Under right-to-work laws, workers cannot be compelled to become members of a labor union as a requirement of their job. Employers or employees can terminate employment at any time …