LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 13 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: Attorney General Peterson announced today that he has finalized agreements with CVS and Walgreens to bring the national amount from investigations and litigation against the pharmaceutical industry for its role in the opioid crisis to more than $50 billion. Under today's agreements, CVS will pay $5 billion, and Walgreens will pay $5.7 billion, totaling $10.7 billion. Nebrask  more

ARCATA, California, Dec. 13 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: * * * The Cal Poly Humboldt men's rugby team will bring home the 2022 National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Small College National Championship trophy for the first time in school history. * * * On Sunday, the Lumberjacks took on the Wayne State College Wildcats of Wayne, Nebraska from AVEVA Stadium for the title. Wayne State took down the Catholic University Cardinals in the semifinals o  more

CURTIS, Nebraska, Dec. 16 (TNSpro) -- The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture issued the following news release: Ag Hall, which houses the NCTA Agribusiness program is known for an ambitious set of stairs to climb, symbolic of the challenge presented to the students to succeed in today's dynamic and challenging economy. The Ag Business courses offered on the top of these stairs help students be successful economic and business decision makers in their chosen careers. And the Nebraska Coll  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 14 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb hailed the Respect for Marriage Act signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden. "This was a historic, bipartisan effort that reaffirms that Americans should have the right to marry the person they love," Kleeb said. "Unfortunately, Republican Sens. Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse and Reps. Mike Flood and Adrian Smith could not get behind that effort. They shou  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 15 (TNSfund) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: The Southeast Community College Board of Governors approved a $2 per credit hour increase in the tuition rate and a $2 per credit hour increase in facilities fee for the 2023-2024 academic year during its regular monthly meeting Dec. 13. The motion passed on a 9-2 vote. Beginning August 2023, Nebraska residents will pay $104 per credit hour in tuition and $17 per credit hour in fees for a total of $1  more