OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 10 (TNSEco) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: The historic building boom currently underway at Creighton University is about to give future first-year students a brand-new, fully modern residence hall. The $37-million hall will be built on 23rd Street, south of Burt Street and will house 400 students. Completion is expected in time to welcome freshman students in the fall of 2023. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept.  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: Attorney General Doug Peterson joined 23 other attorneys general in sending a letter to President Biden. The letter warns that litigation will follow the implementation of the proposed mandate on private-sector employees to either get a COVID-19 shot, submit to weekly testing, or be fired. The coalition of attorneys general outlined their legal and policy concerns with the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 15 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following joint letter on Sept. 13, 2021: To: The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1236 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, 322 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, 2468 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch M  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 13 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Top Democrats across the country criticized Gov. Pete Ricketts and other GOP officials planning to attend his steak fry event Sunday in Nebraska City as COVID continues to ravage the state while Ricketts continues to hide the data from the public. Those attending include Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and former Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana. "Pete Ricketts is becoming   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts has signed an executive order declaring that the POW/MIA flag must be displayed at all State Building Division (SBD) managed properties that display the flag of the United States of America. "During my administration, the State of Nebraska has worked to become the most veteran- and military-friendly state in the nation," said Gov. Ricketts. "Flying the POW/MIA flag at state   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Ricketts released the 26th episode of "The Nebraska Way" featuring Margaret Byfield, Executive Director of American Stewards of Liberty. During the episode, Byfield discusses President Joe Biden's radical plan to conserve 30 percent of the nation's land and water by 2030 and what states are doing to push back on it. Byfield serves as executive director of American Stewards of Liberty, a p  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: As famed American astronomer Carl Sagan once put it, "You have to know the past to understand the present." That principle may become especially relevant as the world enters uncharted territory with climate change. One way of better understanding what the future may hold, and how society can cope with it, is by examining previous episodes of global warming. With a nearly $350,0  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 16 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: "The Art of Dissent," a feature documentary film produced by University of Nebraska-Lincoln historian James Le Sueur, will debut Oct. 5 on major cable television and internet video on-demand platforms, including iTunes and Amazon. The film is being distributed by Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios Company, as a result of a licensing agreement with NUtech Ventures, the univer  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 18 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Residents across the state have felt the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year in terms of their physical health, mental health, work, and consumer habits, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2021 Nebraska Rural and Metro Polls. The majority of Nebraskans surveyed, 61%, indicated the pandemic affected life overall a fair amount or great deal. Poll res  more