DES MOINES, Iowa, March 7 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers took another step to challenge the EPA's illegally delayed decision regarding the sale of year-round E15 gasoline. They sent an intent-to-sue letter to the EPA demanding that the EPA change the proposed rule to allow for E15 sales this summer. Governor Kim Reynolds led a bipartisan group of seven gove  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing youth mental health crisis, Attorney General Hilgers joined 46 states today in asking a state court to order social media company TikTok, Inc. to fully comply with an ongoing investigation into whether the company violated consumer protection laws. As part of the multistate investigation led by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skr  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 9 (TNSper) -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers is pleased to announce Eric Hamilton has joined the Nebraska Department of Justice as Solicitor General. "Eric is a very talented attorney with a wealth of experience. Nebraska's Solicitor General plays a critical role in defending our constitutional system and protecting the rights of Nebraskans. Eric is a deeply talented attorney, and he will serve th  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen reacted to media reports that the Nebraska Public Service Commission has failed to employ a railroad track safety inspector for two decades. He is calling on the agency to refocus efforts to protect public safety. "The Nebraska Public Service Commission exists to protect public safety, especially in the areas of our state's railroads, telecommunications, 911, and oil pipelines," s  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen urged legislators to support LB 753 to make sure children across the state get the educational choices they need to succeed. "Our kids are our future, and we need to give them every educational opportunity possible to help them succeed," said Governor Pillen. "LB 753 gives kids in need, including kids in poverty, kids in foster care, and kids of military veterans, more choices whe  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 8 (TNSeco) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: You might say Felix Huynh was just kicking tires when he attended the Construction Division Career Fair a year ago on Southeast Community College's Milford Campus. But one thing led to another, and now Huynh, who will graduate in May from SCC's Building Construction Technology program, will start a full-time job with BIC Construction of Lincoln just days following graduation. "We were set up in the c  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 9 (TNSjou) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Each year, according to the Epilepsy Foundation, approximately one person in 1,000 living with controlled epilepsy dies suddenly from a seizure, while one in 150 suffering uncontrolled seizures experiences the same fate. It's called SUDEP -- Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy -- and since 2011 the National Institutes of Health has turned to a Creighton University husband-and-wife research team to help figure  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 8 (TNSconf) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * The Center for Great Plains Studies will host its 48th annual interdisciplinary conference focused on regional issues April 18-20 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. * * * This year's topic is "Plant to Table: Food Production, Culture and Consequences on the Great Plains" and will focus on three major categories: Indigenous food sovereignty movements; the long-standin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Ron Krutsinger's life was defined by his passion for Nebraska's cattle business. He embraced the freedom of wide open spaces growing up on his family's southwest Nebraska ranch and built a career in the industry by raising, buying and selling cattle. * * * So when Ron passed away in 2020, his wife, Carol, of Norfolk, decided to honor his legacy by helping to ensure the f  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: * * * Naloxone -- better-known by its brand name, Narcan -- can save lives, but a new report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Rural Drug Addiction Research Center suggests that few Nebraskans understand what Narcan is, where to get it or how to use it. Based on data collected over three years in the Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey, the report'  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 8 (TNSper) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education, the major coordinating body for the nation's colleges and universities. Carter was one of about a dozen higher education leaders elected to the ACE board on Friday. His term will run through September 2026. "I'm honored to join this distinguished group of friends   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 8 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: It certainly might be surprising to be told that you are a "work husband." Chad McBride, PhD, was told the same some 10 years ago by a student who observed his close working relationship with a colleague. A work husband, or a work wife, according to McBride, whose interest was piqued by his student's observation, is "a special, platonic friendship with a work colleague characterized by a close emotional bond,  more