LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 2 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: Attorney General Doug Peterson joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 attorneys general from across the country, led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, in an amicus brieff to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of North Dakota laws that regulate abusive behavior of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which have been challenged by the PBM industry's national lobbying associatio  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 2 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic Party Jane Kleeb blasted Rep. Don Bacon on Wednesday for his cowardly vote against forming a non-partisan House commission to probe the Jan. 6 insurrection at the nation's Capitol, which saw five people die and violent attacks on police officers by Trump voters. "Just weeks ago, Rep. Bacon supported transparency and finding the truth behind the violent insurrection by Trump voters,  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 3 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: This morning, Governor Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) celebrated the agency's 50th anniversary at its headquarters in the Fallbrook area of Lincoln. On July 1, 1971, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Control was created. Today also marks the second anniversary of the state's environmental agency merging with the Nebraska Energy Office to become the   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 29 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: This morning, Governor Pete Ricketts held a press conference to announce the end of Nebraska's coronavirus state of emergency. The Governor issued the state of emergency declaration on March 13, 2020. It will officially end at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Gov. Ricketts also announced that the Test Nebraska program will conclude by the end of July. The last day specimens will be collected t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 3 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) are set to host the Nebraska Ag and Economic Development Summit on August 4, 2021, at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. Registration for the event is now open at negovsummit.com. Former U.S. Ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, will give the keynote address. "Nebras  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 30 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following report by the College of Business Bureau of Business on Nebraska's economic indicators for May 2021. The monthly report was written by Eric Thompson, associate professor of economics and director of the Bureau of Business Research. * * * Summary: The LEI-N rose by 2.33% during May 2021, the third month in a row of rapid growth and the eighth consecutive monthly increase. Rapid improvement in the lead  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 29 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The new Center for Agricultural Profitability at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has developed several resources for producers considering selling carbon credits. A publication released this week offers a checklist of questions that farmers, ranchers and landowners -- along with their attorneys -- should ask before signing a carbon contract and entering a market that has many   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 1 (TNSMon) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Montana State University and Oregon State University will collectively receive $3 million per year for five years from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service for the establishment of a Western Rangeland Livestock Center. Together with partners in Montana and Oregon, Neb  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 30 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraska's leading economic indicator rose rapidly in May, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The leading indicator rose 2.33%, marking the eighth-consecutive monthly increase. "The rapid increase in the indicator suggests that economic recovery will be strong in Nebraska during the second half of this year," said economist Eric Thompson  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 2 (TNSMon) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Montana State University and Oregon State University will collectively receive $3 million per year for five years from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service for the establishment of a Western Rangeland Livestock Center. Together with partners in Montana and Oregon, Neb  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: It's a high-speed, high-stakes hazard familiar to anyone who's spent time driving on the interstate. A car in the right lane lingers beside the opening between your vehicle and the SUV directly ahead of you in the left. The impromptu caravan is cruising along at the same speed, the illusion of stasis broken only by the blurring of the road and sleepy passage of the surrounding ter  more