OAKLAND, California, July 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that California will restrict state-funded travel to Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming as a result of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation recently enacted in each state. The recent passage of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is part of a concerning trend of discriminatory practices in states across the country, aiming to roll back hard-won prot  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 11 (TNSper) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Creighton President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, recently announced the names of five new members of the Creighton University Board of Trustees. The individuals, who were elected at the May Board of Trustees meeting, are Clark Lauritzen, president and chair of First National Bank of Omaha; Melvin Palalay, BS'86, MD'91, a hematologist and oncologist at the Hawaii Cancer Center; Karrin Taylor Robson,  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 12 (TNStalk) -- The College of Saint Mary issued the following statement by incoming President Heather Smith, who began her tenure on July 1: Assuming the position as the 8th president of the College of Saint Mary is an immense honor and ranks among the most significant milestones of my life. Leading a university dedicated to the careful education of our undergraduate women, developing leaders of tomorrow, and supporting our vibrant Omaha community is an extraordinary priv  more

SALINA, Kansas, July 12 (TNSpar) -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Kansas Wesleyan University and Eagle Communications have announced the launch of the Coyote Radio Network, a seven-station, three-state venture believed to be unprecedented at the NAIA level. The agreement was formally revealed Tuesday afternoon in Salina. The Coyote Radio Network will be comprised of seven stations, all owned by Eagle, with locations in three different states. All told, the ventu  more

CURTIS, Nebraska, July 13 (TNSfund) -- The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture issued the following news release: The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture has received a $644,489 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide a targeted curriculum to train potential and current employees for the Nebraska meat processing industry. NCTA is partnering with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Animal Science in developing the curriculum in close consultation with   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers has joined a West Virginia-led coalition of 27 states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court's ruling that found Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) unprecedented funding mechanism unconstitutional. The case, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd., centers around the bureau's fundin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist James Schnable and international colleagues have created the first complete map of the corn genome, a landmark achievement that can enable major long-term advances in crop health, resilience and productivity. * * * "These research findings can help us build tools to predict which new corn varieties will perform well in particular e  more