LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 14 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined Governor Jim Pillen to recognize January as Human Trafficking Awareness month. Attorney General Hilgers stated, "Human trafficking is an abhorrent crime that happens in Nebraska, and Nebraska's citizens, and its law enforcement community, must be vigilant in fighting against this scourge. This year's report from the Human Trafficking Task force shows cont  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong has joined a national coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the federal government in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Biden Administration's targeted cancellation of student loan debt to address the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The amicus brief, filed Wednesday in the cases Biden v. N  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Jan. 13, 2023, entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Nebraska - 2021": Private industry employers reported 19,600 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Nebraska in 2021, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.0 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported tod  more