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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Friday December 22, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin Leads 23-State Coalition Defending First Amendment Freedoms of Colorado Cakemaker
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 21 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief on behalf of 23 state attorneys general with the Colorado Supreme Court in defense of the First Amendment rights of cakemaker Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc.: "Jack Phillips has already successfully fought for his right to speak consistent with his beliefs before th  more

Offutt AFB: 820th Intelligence Squadron Targeting Excellence
OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Nicholas Harnack, 55th Wing Public Affairs Deep in the bowels of Building D here, is where you will find the 820th Intelligence Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit under the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group. The 820th IS supports and augments the 20th Intelligence Squadron and specializes in providing targeted and geospatial intelligence, which is e  more

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa: California Drug Dealer Who Shipped Methamphetamine by Mail to Iowa Sentenced to Over Two Decades in Federal Prison
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who absconded from state court parole in Iowa for a drug trafficking offense was sentenced on December 20, 2023, to over 20 years in federal prison for participating in a methamphetamine conspiracy. Todd Alan Skalberg, age 57, from Osmond, Nebraska, received the prison term after a June 30, 2023 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controll  more