LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 31 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen signed LB753 (Opportunity Scholarships Act) - the first school choice bill in Nebraska's history to be signed into law. Governor Pillen was joined at the event by state senators, school choice advocacy representatives, and students. LB753 commits $50 million in tax credits for scholarships to kids across Nebraska with priority for scholarships going to kids who live in poverty, fost  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 1 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Governor Jim Pillen signed LB243 and LB754 into law. Governor Pillen was joined at the event by state senators, business and ag groups. LB243 does the following: * Increases the amount of relief granted under the Property Tax Credit Act * Establishes a 3 percent annual cap on how much school districts can increase property tax requests, with some exceptions * Eliminates the 5 percent  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 2 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on June 1, 2023: * * * Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement regarding the end of the 2023 legislative session. "Today, I am proud to report that, in the face of extraordinary challenges, the will of the people of Nebraska has prevailed and our state has implemented once-in-a-generation conservative policies during the 2023 legislative session. The accomplishments of the this session were onl  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 2 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: Governor Jim Pillen signed LB562 into law. The legislation contains provisions to increase consumer access to E15 fuel in the state, boost higher blend ethanol tax credits, improve the NextGen program and cut red tape for food trucks. Nebraska ranks second in the nation for ethanol production but comes in 45th for its ethanol blend rate. LB562 will make it possible for more consumers to  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * On a calm April morning, Flex-Ro ambled through a corn plot at about 2 miles per hour. While researchers stood by to help clear obstacles from its path, the robot moved and planted on its own. * * * Seeding the five-acre no-till field on Rogers Memorial Farm marked a significant milestone for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln research project, which aims to use agricultu  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 2 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * On a calm April morning, Flex-Ro ambled through a corn plot at about 2 miles per hour. While researchers stood by to help clear obstacles from its path, the robot moved and planted on its own. * * * Seeding the five-acre no-till field on Rogers Memorial Farm marked a significant milestone for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln research project, which aims to use agricultu  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Five University of Nebraska-Lincoln students from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management spent the past eight months creating an automated customer complaint resolution system for ALLO Fiber, the fast-growing fiber optics communications provider based in Lincoln and Imperial, Nebraska. * * * Implemented company-wide last month, the system is allowi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * State economy expected to grow through October Nebraska's leading economic indicator increased in April, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The indicator, designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, rose 0.75%. * * * "The increase in the leading indicator suggests the economy will grow into the fourth quarter  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 2 (TNSsel) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: With higher education at a crossroads, the University of Nebraska must find ways to reimagine itself in order to become a stronger and more competitive institution even as it navigates new fiscal realities of rising costs and muted revenue growth, President Ted Carter said Wednesday. In remarks during a rare special Board of Regents meeting called by Chairman Tim Clare to review the university's  more