HASTINGS, Nebraska, Nov. 13 (TNSAwa) -- Hastings College issued the following news release: Hastings College was awarded the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum's Affiliate Excellence Award in Lincoln November 5. The award recognizes excellence in plant collection diversity, maintenance practices and community engagement. Hastings College is known for the high-quality, innovative methods it uses to educate students, and even the campus landscape has been developed as a teaching and learning tool for   more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2021: Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a bipartisan coalition of 29 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, calling on Congress to pass the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021. The legislation, which has strong bipartisan support, would reshape the way the United States milita  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 11 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson today led a coalition of 10 states in challenging the vaccine mandate propagated by the Biden Administration's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on healthcare workers across the nation, becoming the first states to file a lawsuit challenging this mandate. Attorney General   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 11 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the State of New Hampshire has joined with the states of Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota and North Dakota to file a lawsuit against the federal government for imposing a vaccine mandate on all workers at healthcare facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding. In connection with the   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Today the Nebraska Department of Justice filed its third lawsuit challenging the federal government's recent attempts to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations. Today's filing seeks to stop the mandate that the Biden Administration's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks to impose on healthcare workers throughout Nebraska--and the rest of the nation. As with the ot  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 7 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb hailed Friday's late-night passage in the U.S. House of President Biden's $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. "President Biden's policies, in the first nine months of his term, helped create a historic 5.6 million jobs. The new infrastructure bill will add even more jobs fixing our roads and bridges, replacing lead pipes and insta  more

AURORA, Nebraska, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts and leaders in Aurora celebrated the groundbreaking of a new housing development. The 64-lot subdivision is being constructed to help meet the need for high-quality, affordable housing in Hamilton County. In April 2021, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) awarded a $1 million grant to the Aurora Housing Development Corporation (AHDC) through the Rural Workfor  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: Governor Pete Ricketts and Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) CEO Dannette R. Smith unveiled the DHHS 2021-2022 business plan. The plan consists of 17 priority initiatives that will guide DHHS in its mission to Help People Live Better Lives. During their remarks, the Governor and CEO Smith highlighted the accomplishments of DHHS to help Nebraskans stay healthy du  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 11 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts and representatives of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) celebrated reaching an agreement in principle on a historic compensation plan. FOP represents corrections officers at the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) and safety and security specialists at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). "Our protective services teammates are an integral par  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 11 -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today joined a ten-state coalition, led by Missouri and Nebraska, in challenging the vaccine mandate that the Biden Administration's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks to impose on healthcare workers throughout the nation. The CMS vaccine mandate, as the lawsuit mentions, "imposes an unprecedented fe  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 13 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is transforming its Department of Computer Science and Engineering into the School of Computing. With faculty approval and university support, the School of Computing is now fully housed in the College of Engineering following an endorsement this summer from Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. The school is receiving   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: The beef industry faces a number of challenges, including climate change, growing pressure on natural resources, increasing worldwide demand for beef, and economic pressures facing producers. The University of Nebraska is leveraging its established beef research programs; statewide network of research centers and working ranches; and location in the heart of the U  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: With a goal to help increase gender diversity in the engineering workforce and provide educational opportunities for Nebraska students with financial need, the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Engineering will provide new possibilities for the next generation of professionals in engineering, computing and construction.   more