HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: Attorney General William Tong 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 manner in which the  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Nov. 16 (TNSRes) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: An Omaha foundation and Creighton University health care researchers are teaming up to study whether a team-based financial education and lifestyle medicine intervention can both be good for the pocketbook and have measurable health benefits. The Diabetes Education Center, established in 1984 and later renamed the Diabetes Care Foundation, founded by former Board of Trustees member and Creighton alum J  more

AMES, Iowa, Nov. 19 (TNSRes) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Two of the biggest power grids on the planet are connected by seven small threads. Those seven threads (technically, they're back-to-back, high-voltage, direct-current connections) join America's Eastern and Western interconnections and have 1,320 megawatts of electric-power handling capacity. (The seam separating the grids runs, roughly, from eastern Montana, down the western borders of South Dakota, Nebr  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Nov. 18 (TNSAwa) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Two graduate students have been awarded the GSC Award for Graduate Student Teaching Excellence, sponsored by Kansas State University's Graduate Student Council. The master's award winner is Andrea Fernanda Ramirez Tello, master's student in modern languages, Mexico City, Mexico. Her major professor is Li Yang, associate professor of Modern Languages. The doctoral graduate award winner is Trina Kni  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 19 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Attorney General Peterson today joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for providing and promoting its social media platform - Instagram - to children and young adults despite knowing that such use is associated with physical and mental health harms. Attorneys General across the country are examining whether the company viola  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 20 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: On November 17th, Wednesday of this week, Judge Matthew T. Schelp of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued an order requiring the federal government to respond by Monday, November 22nd to Nebraska's (and joining states') lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The judge is expected to rule about a week or s  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 16 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb on Monday hailed President Biden's signing into law the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act -- the largest investment in the nation's public works in a decade. NDP Chair Jane Kleeb's statement: "President Biden promised he was going to turn our country's unemployment numbers around and invest real money into our communities and he is deliverin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 16 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks on Monday entered the race for the 1st Congressional District seat now held by GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, who is under federal indictment for lying to the FBI about donations to his campaign. "Change can only happen when we elect leaders who understand and listen to the problems our communities face," Pansing Brooks said in an early-morning Tweet: https://twitter.com/Patty4N  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 20 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2021: Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that Nebraska's unemployment rate had dropped to 1.9%. That's the lowest rate any state has recorded since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing monthly state unemployment estimates in 1976. "Nebraska has achieved the lowest unemployment rate of any state in history," said Gov. Ricketts. "The record rate is a sign   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 17 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Governor Ricketts released the 29th episode of "The Nebraska Way" featuring Governor of Iowa, Kim Reynolds. During the episode, Governor Reynolds discusses her career in public service, her priorities as governor of Iowa, and today's fight against the Biden Administration's far-left agenda. Governor Kim Reynolds is the 43rd governor of Iowa, and has the distinction of being the fir  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 20 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2021: Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a redefinition of "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) within the Clean Water Act. By expanding the definition of WOTUS, the Biden-Harris Administration seeks to broaden its regulatory jurisdiction over the use of Nebraska's water resources. "The Biden-Harris Admini  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 19 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) has released a "Commitment to Action" as part of its "Journey for Anti-Racism and Racial Equity." "From racially motivated hiring practices to harmful trainings, the University's plan would inject Critical Race Theory (CRT) into every corner of campus," said Gov. Ricketts. "It will pit people agai  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 19 (TNSPar) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: * * * University of Nebraska and DHS Partner to Grow Nation's Homeland Security Workforce University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter announced today that NU and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have signed a new partnership agreement aimed at growing the DHS workforce in key areas related to national security and other pertinent homeland security missions  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 18 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Standing in the front of her classroom, Lindsay Hastings pointed to different leadership styles written on the board. The class was ALEC 202, Foundations of Leadership Theory and Practice. While Hastings and her students discussed how the leadership styles varied, one thread tied them together -- a belief that effective leaders inspire hope. Hastings is a Clifton Professor in men  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist will help lead a new multinational team that is drilling into Antarctica's past to gain a glimpse at Earth's future. As the United Nations' Conference of the Parties (COP26) focuses on science and national investment to combat climate change, researchers are preparing to drill into the ocean floor below Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf to dis  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Treatment for substance use and maintaining sobriety are often tied to supportive social networks, but what happens when the trusted confidants are also drug use partners? * * * A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Rural Drug Addiction Research Center examined how substance users are affected when their social support networks and drug use networks collid  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 17 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Treatment for substance use and maintaining sobriety are often tied to supportive social networks, but what happens when the trusted confidants are also drug use partners? * * * A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Rural Drug Addiction Research Center examined how substance users are affected when their social support networks and drug use networks collid  more

KENT, Ohio, Nov. 16 (TNSBook) -- Wright State University issued the following news: In her new novel, "Deer Season," Erin Flanagan, Ph.D., examines what happens in a small town when tragedy strikes and whether the town's residents would protect each other or turn on their own. Set in a small rural community in Nebraska in 1985, "Deer Season" focuses on a teenage girl who has gone missing. At the same time, a mentally challenged farmhand returns from his first hunting trip with blood in his tru  more