LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 10 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Nebraska Democratic Party Executive Director Precious McKesson called out Nebraska's three Republican House members for not supporting a bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production that was signed Tuesday by President Joe Biden. "Bacon, Flood and Smith should be ashamed for not supporting this legislation, which is now the law of the land," said McKesson, who was at the White H  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 9 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: NDP Chair Jane Kleeb hailed the announcement Monday that there will be no special session of the Nebraska Legislature to consider abortion legislation. Gov. Pete Ricketts said that Speaker Mike Hilgers informed him 30 state senators agreed to return to the Capitol for a special session -- short of the 33 needed to break a filibuster on any abortion-related legislation. "This is good news, but we must  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: Governor Pete Ricketts welcomed 365 leaders to Kearney's Younes Conference Center for the "Governor's Summit on Ag and Economic Development," co-hosted by the Nebraska Departments of Agriculture and Economic Development. "Nebraska is enjoying rapid growth and record-setting employment," said Gov. Ricketts. "Nebraska agriculture set all-time highs for beef exports, corn production,   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2022: * * * Governor Ricketts received a letter from Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers. It indicated that 30 state senators support amending Nebraska's abortion laws to prohibit abortions starting at 12 weeks in a special session. The Governor released the following statement in response: "It is deeply saddening that only 30 Nebraska state senators are willing to come back to Lincoln t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 8 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2022: Senate Democrats passed a sprawling package Sunday aimed at lowering health-care costs, raising taxes on corporations, reducing the federal budget deficit and injecting a historic burst of cash into efforts to combat climate change. "The bill will mean $20 billion going directly to family farmers and ranchers to help with the climate crisis for programs like land conservation, water se  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 9 (TNSper) -- Tenaska, an independent power producer, issued the following news release: Howard Hawks, Co-founder and Chairman of Tenaska Energy, Inc., and affiliated entities (Tenaska), one of the nation's largest and most successful independent energy companies, has elected to step back from his role as Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2023. He will remain actively engaged with the company as Chairman Emeritus and will continue to serve on Tenaska's Board. Cur  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 8 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), representing 1.3 million workers in grocery, meatpacking, and other essential industries across North America, in partnership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), released the results of a year-long study on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on UFCW essential members. A summary can be found here.   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska System has earned strong scores for budgeting and fiscal management in new reports issued by the nation's leading credit ratings agencies. S&P Global recently affirmed the university's AA bond rating, a reflection of sound financial planning and performance. The rating - the second-highest available - means the university has strong capacity to pay its bills and debt o  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 10 (TNSconf) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The UNMC Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL) has been announced as the host site for the 13th Annual SimGHOSTS conference in 2023. The SimGHOSTS Conference is a gathering of health care simulation professionals from around the world. UNMC expects approximately 250 simulation professionals to attend the event, which will be held Aug. 1-4, 2023. Pam  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Findings could inform more precise, effective treatments of disc-related pain * * * For all of the pain that stems from the lower back -- an instigator of chronic distress in more than 500 million people worldwide -- the details behind that pain have long bedeviled researchers. Supported by a new five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Nebra  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 6 (TNSper) -- The University of Nebraska's Omaha Campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Division of Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success has named Sammi Kaiser, Ph.D., as assistant vice chancellor of student success. The move, which reflects UNO's investment in student performance, takes effect immediately. Kaiser, who most recently served as senior director of academic advising, overseeing UNO's Academic and Career   more