LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Oct. 14, 2023: * * * As the State of Israel enters a new phase in its defensive actions against the Islamic militant movement Hamas, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement regarding the need for strong, principled American leadership in support of our greatest ally: "The attacks by Hamas on Israel and its citizens on October 7, 2023, were horrific and barbaric. No innocent civilia  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Contracting Division recently awarded a contract to Caliburnus Services LLC to create a maintenance corridor along the northern portion of the federal property line at Lake Zorinsky in Omaha between 168th Street and 156th Street. This is the fourth phase of the development and will implement a 30-foot-wide corridor around the entire per  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, joined by a coalition of 20 other States, has filed a public comment letter once again taking a stand against the Department of Energy's (DOE) relentless efforts to micromanage every aspect of American life. This time, the focus is on the Department's proposed efficiency standards for consumer boilers under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act   more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Ryan Hayman, 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs More than 100 Airmen and B-1B Lancer aircraft assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Thursday for Bomber Task Force-Europe 24-1. The long-planned European BTF deployment provides U.S. and NATO leaders with strategic options to assure Allies and partners,   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Recently, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 13-state coalition fighting for pork producers. Together with 12 other states, Iowa is opposing a new Massachusetts law banning states from selling or shipping pork through Massachusetts if they do not meet strict hog-housing requirements. Massachusetts' pork ban, Question 3, extends further than California's similar Proposition 12 by prohibitin  more