| News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Friday April 28, 2023 ( 5 items ) |
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ARK. A.G. GRIFFIN LEADS 22-STATE AMICUS BRIEF DEFENDING COLORADO CAKE MAKER'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on April 27, 2023:
Attorney General Tim Griffin today led a 22-state coalition filing an amicus brief with the Colorado Supreme Court arguing that the First Amendment protects Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc. from being required to create a cake expressing a message contrary to his beliefs. Griffin issued the following statement:
"For 11 years, Jack Phillips has been in court
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Neb. Gov. Pillen Among Those Confident in Nebraska's Economy
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 28 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board (Forecasting Board) voted on Wednesday to make minor adjustments to current fiscal year revenue projections for general fund receipts. The Forecasting Board voted unanimously to adjust current year revenues downward by 1.2%. They now expect the State to have over $6.3 billion in revenue by the end of the tax year.
Additionally, the Forecasting Board ra
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Neb. Gov. Pillen Calls on Senator to Reconsider Heartbeat Vote
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 28 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 27, 2023:
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Governor Pillen issued the following statement in response to state senators failing to advance the Nebraska Heartbeat Act:
"I am a staunch defender of Life and supporter of the Nebraska Heartbeat Act. I am profoundly disappointed in the cloture vote today.
"It is unacceptable for senators to be present not voting on such a momentous vote.
"I call on Senator Merv Riepe to make
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Neb. U.S. Attorney: Omaha Man Sentenced for Fentanyl, Firearm Conspiracy
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023:
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Anthony Jose Franco, 21, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Franco received a sentence of 120 months' imprisonment with a five-year term of super
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U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa: Courier Who Transported Hundreds of Pounds of Ice Methamphetamine From California to Cedar Rapids Sentenced to Federal Prison
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release on April 26, 2023:
A man who drove loads of ice methamphetamine from California to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a drug trafficking organization was sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison.
Albert Henry Bailey, age 53, from Cedar Rapids, received the prison term after a November 8, 2022 guilty plea to one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetam
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