LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 22 (TNSBook) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will celebrate a new biography of former U.S. Trade Representative and Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter with a Nov. 4 book launch. The event will take place at Sheldon Museum of Art, 12th and R streets in Lincoln, and be livestreamed. "Rhymes with Fighter: Clayton Yeutter, American Statesman," by Joseph Weber, associate professor of jou  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 22 (TNSPol) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: After a thorough review, Creighton University has determined that a Sept. 9 executive order issued by President Joe Biden and a related federal task force report, which established COVID-19 vaccination requirements and guidelines to strengthen safety for all federal employees and contractors, applies to all Creighton employees. Creighton has employees and programs supported by federal funds. The federa  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: In the last several weeks, the Attorney General's Office has received a number of phone calls asking about the federal vaccine mandates announced by the Biden administration. Nebraskans want to know whether these federal mandates are enforceable. This is understandable since many Nebraskans are facing the loss of their livelihood and are exploring ways to maintain employment without being re  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 19 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic leaders issued the following statements Tuesday in response to the indictment of Republican Congressman Jeff Fortenberry for lying to the FBI while federal agents were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire. Knowingly making false statements to a federal agent is a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison. "Fortenberry's reported   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that Nebraska's unemployment rate had dropped to 2.0%. That's the lowest recorded rate in state history. It's also tied for the lowest monthly unemployment rate ever recorded for any state. "During the pandemic, we've worked together to keep Nebraskans healthy and protect livelihoods," said Gov. Ricketts. "Our Department of L  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2021: Governor Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development announced the launch of a national marketing campaign to promote Nebraska as a great place to live, work, and raise a family. By highlighting everything Nebraska has to offer, the campaign aims to recruit talent to fill the many jobs being created across the state. "Nebraska offers an unmatched quality of li  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2021: Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement urging the Nebraska State Board of Education to push back on recent direction from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The DOJ recently directed the FBI to investigate parents who strongly express disagreement with the policies of their local, taxpayer-funded schools. "The direction from Presid  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: Governor Pete Ricketts announced that the State will rescind its Directed Health Measure (DHM) that had temporarily suspended inpatient Class D and Class E elective surgeries for all Acute Care, Critical Care, and Children's Hospitals in Nebraska. The DHM will be rescinded at 11:59 PM on October 21, 2021. This will allow Class D and Class E elective surgeries to resume as of Octob  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 21 (TNSeco) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news on Oct. 20, 2021: Residential housing on Southeast Community College's Lincoln Campus took a step closer to reality Tuesday when the Board of Governors approved bond sales not to exceed $26.5 million to fund construction of the project. The Board took action during its regular monthly meeting at the Jack J. Huck Continuing Education Center in Lincoln. SCC's Lincoln Campus, which formed in 1979, has ne  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 21 -- Tenaska, an independent power producer, issued the following news release: As California's energy grid continues to be tested amid rolling brownouts, the San Diego area will soon gain capacity support from a new battery storage facility. The 200-megawatt (MW)/400 megawatt-hour (MWh) project named Peregrine is being developed by Tenaska in collaboration with Arevon and will use Tesla Megapack. Located at 27th and Main streets in Barrio Logan, the project is expected t  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 20 (TNSJou) -- Creighton University issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: According to a new study by professors and an alumna from Creighton University, the vast majority of U.S. Catholic bishops were silent about climate change around Pope Francis's 2015 ecological encyclical Laudato Si'. The study also found bishops were denialist and biased about climate change in ways that correlate with conservative political identity/ideology. The study, "U.S. Catholi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 19 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are playing leadership roles in establishing a "network of networks" that unites some of North America's most forward-thinking, interdisciplinary collaborations focused on agricultural and climate resilience and food and water security. Husker ecologists Craig Allen and Tala Awada lead a team that recently received a four-year, $400,  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 22 (TNSMon) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A $5 million gift from the Johnny Carson Foundation, announced Oct. 22 by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will provide tuition assistance to even more students at the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. The gift was announced on the eve of what would have been the late entertainment icon Johnny Carson's 96th birthday. It augments the Johnny Carson Foundation Oppo  more