ABERDEEN, South Dakota, May 25 (TNSJou) -- Northern State University issued the following news: In his more than 50 years of teaching, Dr. John Stone has accomplished a lot. Originally from Pierre, S.D., Stone graduated Northern in 1965, when Northern was called Northern Normal and Industrial School. Since then, Stone has taught at universities all over the world: Tokyo, London, Beijing, Istanbul and Seoul. He has also taught across the United States: NCSU, Duke, UNC-CH, Penn State, Nebraska,  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: Attorney General Doug Peterson is joining a coalition of 47 Attorneys General in urging congressional leaders to support the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act. The act, comprised of the Stop Senior Scam Act and Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021, will assist stakeholders in training employees to recognize the warning signs of elder fraud and to prevent irreversible damage to elderly victims. Th  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 29 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Governor Pete Ricketts highlighted the historic results of the First Session of the 107th Legislature in his annual "Sine Die" address to the Unicameral on the final day of its 2021 regular session. The budget passed by Senators provides combined tax relief of over $1.8 billion to Nebraskans over the next two years. That's the greatest amount of tax relief any Legislature has delivered i  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 29 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s budget proposal had removed key language known as the "Hyde Amendment." "In a radical move, President Biden has removed pro-life protections in his proposed budget to Congress," said Gov. Ricketts. "If approved by Congress, federal taxpayer dollars could be used for elective abortions for the first t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts signed Legislative Bill (LB) 387 into law, allowing 100% of military retirement pay to be exempted from Nebraska income tax starting January 1, 2022. The bill was sponsored by Senator Tom Brewer of Gordon at the request of Gov. Ricketts and prioritized by Senator Tim Gragert of Creighton. It passed the final reading with a 47-0 vote. "This is a great win for our state, for Neb  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 26, 2021: This week, Governor Pete Ricketts signed Legislative Bill (LB) 274 into law during a signing ceremony at MoMo Pizzeria & Ristorante in Lincoln. The bill was sponsored by Senator John Lowe of Kearney and includes provisions of LB 72 introduced by Senator Suzanne Geist of Lincoln to allow for carryout alcohol sales. The bill passed final reading with a 45-0 vote. In March 2020, Gov.   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts signed Legislative Bill (LB) 388 into law during a ceremony at the State Capitol. The bill provides $20 million in matching grants annually to expand access to high-speed broadband across Nebraska. LB 388 was introduced by Senator Curt Friesen of Henderson at the request of Gov. Ricketts and prioritized by Speaker Mike Hilgers of Lincoln. It passed final reading with a 49-0 vot  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 26 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts announced that he had vetoed three bills. Excerpts from his veto letters are included here. LB 108: "Nebraska is a step ahead recovering from the pandemic. We are getting people back to work and employers are trying to hire staff. As I have heard from many of you, small Nebraska businesses cannot hire staff, and they are struggling to stay open or to re-open. We should remove   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 25 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts and First Lady Susanne Shore launched an initiative to "Reconnect Nebraska" with relationships, activities, and service opportunities as the pandemic ends and life returns to normal. They were joined by Nebraska Tourism Commission Executive Director John Ricks who encouraged Nebraskans to get out and enjoy the state's beautiful places and the exciting events happening across Ne  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 29 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb on Friday decried Sen. Deb Fischer's cowardly vote to reject forming a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol that saw five people die and 140 police officers injured. "Deb Fischer proved once again that she is nothing more than a lackey for the Republican Party," Kleeb said. "The American people deserve to know what happened, but De  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 25 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Two Nebraska teachers have been selected to receive the Freda Battey Distinguished Educator Award from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Education and Human Sciences. The award recipients are Candace Cain, English teacher at Burwell Public Schools, and Todd Menghini, English teacher at Scottsbluff Public Schools. The Battey Award honors the life and career of Freda D  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 26 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following report by the College of Business Bureau of Business on Nebraska's economic indicators for April 2021. The monthly report was authored by Eric Thompson, associate professor of economics and director of the Bureau of Business Research. * * * Summary The LEI-N rose by 1.96% during April 2021. The leading indicator rose due to strong business expectations, increased manufacturing activity, and growing ai  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 25 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska has received a five-year, $20 million award from the National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to create a research and education cluster aimed at enhancing the state's competitiveness in the field of emergent quantum materials and technologies, and boosting the participating institutions' research and ed  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Mia Azizah of Lincoln, a May 2020 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to teach English in Timor-Leste. Azizah chose the Southeast Asian nation because of its linguistic, cultural and historical connection to her birthplace, Indonesia, and her native-language proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia. Timor-Leste was part of Indonesia until it g  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska has received a five-year, $20 million award from the National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to create a research and education cluster aimed at enhancing the state's competitiveness in the field of emergent quantum materials and technologies, and boosting the participating institutions' research and ed  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraska's leading economic indicator rose sharply during April, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The leading indicator rose 1.96%, marking the seventh-consecutive monthly increase. "The rapid increase in the indicator suggests that the economic recovery will be robust in Nebraska during the second half of this year," said economist Eri  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A minuscule water droplet is on the move, picking up speed as it glides along a stretch of thin, flat terrain. Abruptly, it hits a rough patch -- the microscopic equivalent of glass speed bumps into which the droplet settles and stops dead. The droplet appears parked, anchored in place. But unlike their macro counterparts, these mini speed bumps are easily flattened. Stephen Morin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 25 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Personalized nutrition has emerged in recent years as a key potential solution to a variety of diseases that originate in the gut, and Nebraska scientists are mining microbiome data to determine how individuals' digestive systems might respond to different nutritional approaches. Ultimately, these findings could help scientists and doctors recommend specific types of foods -- say,  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Two Nebraska teachers have been selected to receive the Freda Battey Distinguished Educator Award from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Education and Human Sciences. The award recipients are Candace Cain, English teacher at Burwell Public Schools, and Todd Menghini, English teacher at Scottsbluff Public Schools. The Battey Award honors the life and career of Freda D  more