OMAHA, Nebraska, June 30 (TNStalk) -- Creighton University issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * On June 29, Creighton University President, the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, released the following statement: Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, Earlier today, the Supreme Court issued a decision that alters how higher education institutions consider race within the college admissions process. Like other universities and colleges around the nation, Creighton is determin  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statements in response to today's United States Supreme Court decisions: Biden v. Nebraska: "Tens of millions of Americans have been saddled with significant student debt, limiting their opportunities. This plan would have benefitted 843,000 Michigan middle and lower-income residents, worth at least $8 billion to the State's residents  more

DULUTH, Georgia, June 27 -- AGCO, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, issued the following news release: New dealership will offer full AGCO brand lineup to Nebraska's Columbus, Falls City, and Osmond area growers. AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, welcomes True Ag & Turf to its growing dealership network. True Ag's leadership has reached an agreement  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 1 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement in response to the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Nebraska v. Biden: "Today, the Supreme Court agreed with Arkansas and our coalition partners that President Biden can't unilaterally cancel student debt and stick taxpayers with the nearly half-a-trillion-dollar bill. Under our Cons  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued the following news release: Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Biden v. Nebraska striking down President Biden's executive order to cancel student debt: "This decision is the latest assault of an extremist right-wing activist Supreme Court and extremist MAGA Republicans on everyday Americans. The Pres  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Nebraska blocking the Biden Administration's targeted plan to cancel some student loan debt. "This is horrible news for hundreds of thousands of Connecticut families staring down billions of dollars in student debt. This decision will cause far-reaching econom  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 1 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Mandy Kirkpatrick, PhD, BSN'05, RN, associate professor and Brooks Scholar in the Creighton University College of Nursing, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. "Induction into the American Academy of Nursing is a tremendous honor - less than 1% of U.S. nurses achieve this recognition," said Catherine Todero, PhD, BSN'72, RN, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing and vice provost for Health  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, Don Bacon has continued his assault on reproductive freedoms, despite an overwhelming 80% of Americans who oppose a national abortion ban. To highlight just how out of step Bacon is with the voters he represents, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this week announced new, early efforts to hold Don Bacon accountable for his  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Following the news Tony Vargas was spotted flying back from D.C. after hanging out with the likes of Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi, it was no surprise to hear the head of the Nebraska Democratic Party is encouraging Vargas to run again. Now is a good time to reminisce on Vargas's extreme and radical past: * Joined the violent Black Lives Matter protests. * Bashed law enforcement for protectin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 29 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general commenting on proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations regarding Ethylene Oxide (EtO) and related emissions standards promulgated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EtO is used to sterilize roughly 20 billion medical devices  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 1 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today is an important day for our country as the Supreme Court's ruling has stopped the Biden Administration's breathtaking attempt to grab power. Today's decision, issued just days before we celebrate our independence on the Fourth of July, is a timely reminder that the President is no king. He must work with, and not around, Congress. The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 28 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Kidsights Data, an initiative to generate population-level data on the development of children from birth to 5, has completed a pilot in Nebraska. The initiative, located in the UNMC College of Public Health, is releasing a report titled "Nebraska Spotlight: Key Findings that Highlight Connections Among Early Childhood Development, Families and Communities," with groundbreaking data  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 28 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Lincoln philanthropist Phyllis Acklie has pledged a landmark gift to provide approximately 80 scholarships annually, as well as other financial support, to University of Nebraska College of Law students and to permanently endow the college's Children's Justice Clinic. * * * The Acklie Charitable Foundation, established by Phyllis and her late husband, College of Law alum  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Northeast Nebraska teachers visiting the Haskell Agricultural Laboratory this month learned that the 550-acre site is full of learning opportunities for students. * * * The arboretum at the Haskell site, part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's network of ag research centers around the state, can help children learn identification and biology for trees and plants. The  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Studies find drought may lower survival, skew female-male ratio * * * A projected rise in droughts could muddy the waters for painted turtles and some fellow freshwater-dwelling reptiles, says 11 years of data collected by 50-plus undergraduates from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Two recent studies based on the data suggest that drought can lower the survival odds,  more