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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 18, 2023 ( 9 items )  

ARK. A.G. GRIFFIN LEADS 19-STATE LETTER OPPOSING BIDEN TRANSGENDER SPORTS RULE
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 18 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on May 17, 2023: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin released the following statement after leading a multistate letter to the United States Department of Education opposing a proposed rule allowing biological males to play on female sports teams: "The Biden Administration proposes to force schools to allow biological males to play girls' sports. I led a 19-state coalition to fight back agains  more

BLS Issues Report on State Job Openings & Labor Turnover - March 2023
WASHINGTON, May 18 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1012) on May 17, 2023, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2023": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 15 states and increased in 1 state and the District of Columbia on the last business day of March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 5 states and increased in 2 states. Total separations rates increase  more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Urges Biden Administration to Protect the Privacy, Safety and Equality for Women and Girls
LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers joined nearly two dozen attorneys general in urging the Biden Administration to uphold Title IX protections for women and girls. On April 13, 2023, the Department of Education proposed an overreaching, unlawful rule that threatens nearly half a century of progress and jeopardizes the equality, privacy, and safety of women by paving the way for many more biological mal  more

Neb. U.S. Attorney: California Woman Sentenced for Methamphetamine Conspiracy
OMAHA, Nebraska, May 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Katherine Marie Tacheira, 51, of Walnut Creek, California, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for her participation in a methamphetamine conspiracy. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Tacheira to 120 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in t  more

Neb. U.S. Attorney: Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Drug, Firearm Offenses
OMAHA, Nebraska, May 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Dirk Johnson, 58, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for his participation in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy that included possessing firearms in furtherance of the conspiracy. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Johns  more

Neb. U.S. Attorney: Mexican Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking
OMAHA, Nebraska, May 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jose Adan Rodriguez-Meza, 39, of Mexico, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for his participation in methamphetamine drug trafficking. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Rodriguez-Meza to 135 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the feder  more

Neb. U.S. Attorney: Omaha Drug Dealer Sentenced for Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Firearms Crimes
OMAHA, Nebraska, May 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Steven Sainsbury, 47, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for his participation in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy and for possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Sainsbury to 240 months  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Urges President Biden's Administration to Uphold Title IX and Protect Privacy, Safety and Equality for Females
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in urging the Biden Administration to uphold Title IX protections for women and girls. On April 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) proposed an overreaching, unlawful rule that strips states of their power and duty to protect the equality, privacy and safety of females by preventing biologi  more

U.S. Marines, Local Community Volunteers Help Restore Homes After Typhoon Hinnamnor
DAMUPO VILLAGE, South Korea, May 17 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Installations Pacific issued the following news on May 16, 2023: According to Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, the Greek Hellenistic Era was widely recognized for its architectural beauty. One of the country's most well-known cities, Santorini, is highly recognized for its white and blue buildings overlooking the ocean. Through inspiration, the residents of Damupo Village, South Korea, adopted this architectural technique to he  more