LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 29 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: The Office of the Attorney General has learned that the Nebraska ACLU is disseminating misinformation regarding our recent lawsuit filed in Tennessee. The lawsuit is not seeking to stop children from receiving lunches. Such an assertion is ridiculous. The Biden Administration is threatening to withhold lunch money from underprivileged kids because their schools require males to play on b  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 27 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: Attorney General Peterson is encouraged by the progress in talks with Teva Pharmaceuticals and looks forward to reviewing the $4.25 billion agreement framework announced today. "While many specific details must be finalized, this settlement can provide critically needed additional resources to combat the opioid crisis, which has only grown more dire in recent months," said   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 29 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: Nebraska Democratic Chair Jane Kleeb called out Nebraska's three Republican House members Thursday for not supporting a bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness, a bipartisan achievement that will send tens of billions of dollars into American manufacturing and scientific research. "Bacon, Flood and Smith decided to hold America  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 28 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release and letter on July 27, 2022: Governor Pete Ricketts joined 14 fellow Governors in writing a letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. urging him to abandon the Administration's proposal to radically reinterpret Title IX. Under President Biden's leadership, the U.S. Department of Education (DOEd) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have proposed an unscientific reinterpretation of "discriminatio  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 27 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) encourage Nebraskans to register for the Governor's Ag and Economic Development Summit on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. Registration for the event is now open at govsummit.nebraska.gov. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East As  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 29 (TNSpar) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: A new 250-bed residence hall is under construction at Southeast Community College's Lincoln Campus, but until it's finished, students have the option of living on campus at Nebraska Wesleyan University starting this fall. "We hope to provide a great opportunity for SCC students to experience an on-campus living/learning environment," said Toni Landenberger, assistant Beatrice Campus director and dean   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 27 (TNSawa) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: Southeast Community College President Dr. Paul Illich is the recipient of the 2022 Western Regional Chief Executive Officer Leadership Award from the Association of Community College Trustees. "I am honored and humbled to receive this award," Illich said. "I want to thank the SCC Board of Governors, faculty, and staff for everything they have done to help SCC successfully complete its many transformat  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska's Omaha Campus issued the following news release: A new study by researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is increasing our understanding on how to assist formerly incarcerated persons in Nebraska to transition back into the community and remain crime-free. The researchers conducted one-on-one interviews with 21 formerly incarcerated individuals who had completed Nebraska's Vocational and Life Skills (VLS) program   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Communities more than twice as alike as 10,000 years ago, study finds * * * Whether by the spear or the plow, humans have been homogenizing the mammal communities of North America for 10,000-plus years, says new research led by the Canadian Museum of Nature and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The museum's Danielle Fraser, Nebraska's Kate Lyons and international colle  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 30 (TNSawa) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Mary Trehearn, an English teacher at Fremont High School in Fremont, Nebraska, is the recipient of the 2022 Christa McAuliffe Prize for Courage and Excellence in Education. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Education and Human Sciences presents the annual award to a Nebraska teacher who exemplifies the character of McAuliffe, the first teacher in space, who died in   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release on July 25, 2022: A University of Nebraska-Lincoln computer scientist is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to help undergraduate STEM students improve their academic performance. His project will strengthen the pipeline of college graduates prepared for STEM jobs, the number of which in the United States is expected to expand by about 10% by 2030. With a three-year,   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: What is a key way to build a stronger U.S. scientific community for the future? By expanding learning opportunities to a broad range of interested students now. That goal is the foundation for a well-rounded science education program in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources this summer. The 10-week program, with the theme "Expanding   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 27 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A first-of-its-kind grant will fund the building of three hydroponic greenhouses on the Omaha reservation. Tribal Planner Mike Grant and Attorney General Theresa Rachel of the Omaha Tribe joined representatives from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Rural Prosperity Nebraska initiative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month to finalize the terms of the $671  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Overall economic impact of industry in state is over $4.5 billion * * * The Nebraska ethanol industry produced over 2.25 billion gallons in 2019, resulting in a value of production for ethanol and co-products of greater than $4.04 billion, according to a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln study estimating the industry's impact in 2018 and 2019. The overall economic impact  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 27 (TNSper) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter has joined the Council on Competitiveness, a national coalition of business, education and industry leaders who work together to champion a bipartisan agenda for innovation and economic growth. The invite-only group met this month at Gallup's headquarters in Washington, D.C., for presentations from leaders from the National Science Foundation a  more