BEMIDJI, Minnesota, May 20 -- Bemidji State University issued the following news: Dr. Donna Pawlowski, professor of communication studies, was one of two honorees inducted into the Central States Communication Association Hall of Fame during it's annual convention from March 30-April 2. The Hall of Fame induction is the highest award bestowed to an association member and is given out annually at the convention. Pawlowski was named a 2022 Hall of Fame inductee alongside M. Chad McBride, chair a  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 17 (TNSacc) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Creighton University's Heider College of Business announces its Executive MBA Program in Healthcare Management Education has been awarded the distinguished Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) accreditation. CAHME is the only organization recognized to grant accreditation to individual academic programs offering a professional master's degree in healthcare management education b  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: A Sunday report from CNN noted Brian Kemp ally, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, has announced he will call a special session of his state's legislature to criminalize abortion and enact a total ban with no exceptions for rape or incest. Ricketts' announcement comes just days before he's set to visit Georgia to campaign for Kemp, raising questions on whether the Georgia governor will also call a speci  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In an interview over the weekend, chair of the Republican Governors Association and Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts made clear he supports a full abortion ban with no exception for rape or incest. Voters deserve to know where every Republican leader and candidate stands on the right to an abortion: Do you support an abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest? Republican leaders are making it cr  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: Attorney General Doug Peterson joined a bipartisan, nationwide coalition of Attorneys General in two amicus briefs defending affordable drug prices before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third Circuit and District of Columbia. The briefs defend the actions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in cases filed by Sanofi S.A., Novartis Pharmaceutics, United Therapeutic  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 17 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts commented on the State's revenue receipts for April 2022, which topped projections by over $375 million for the month. "Nebraska is attracting investment from companies who are bringing great-paying jobs to the Good Life," said Gov. Ricketts. "The growth we've seen has consistently led to revenues well above forecasts. "These surplus revenues paved the way for historic tax r  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 18 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts released the 38th episode of "The Nebraska Way," featuring 70th Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. During the episode, Secretary Pompeo discusses his experience in the Trump administration, his views on the People's Republic of China, and his thoughts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Secretary Pompeo was born and raised in Orange, California. He began his career as an Army office  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news on May 17, 2022: Nebraska may be known as the Cornhusker State, but a University of Kansas professor is in the midst of a new documentary project telling the story of "the first Cornhuskers," who have revived nearly 20 Indigenous species of corn as part of the Pawnee Corn Seed Preservation Project. Rebekka Schlichting was a recipient of a $37,500 grant from Firelight Media, PBS and the Center for Asian Amer  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 19 (TNSawa) -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: The Radio Television Digital News Association announced on Monday the winners of the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards in Region 5, which covers Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. KBIA-FM, the Missouri School of Journalism's NPR member radio station, took home seven awards, the most of any station in Region 5 -- and the most of any small-market station nationwide with   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 18 (TNSawa) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: For the first time in school history, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln team has won first place in the Public Relations Student Society of America's Bateman Case Study Competition. It's the third time in the past six years that the team, based in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, has finished in the top three in the nation. The Nebraska team was chosen as a final  more