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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Saturday February 24, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Releases State-by-State Breakdown of $1.2 Billion in SAVE Plan Forgiveness
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration today is publishing a state-by-state breakdown of the nearly 153,000 borrowers who are receiving $1.2 billion in forgiveness under President Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. Servicers started processing this forgiveness today. "When we talk about fixing a broken student loan system, this is what we're talking about," said U.S. Secretary of Educati  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $43M for Nebraska Drinking Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda
LENEXA, Kansas, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $43,473,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Nebraska drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in water infrastructur  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Announces Win Against Biden Administration for Sale of Year-Round E15
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 24 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a resounding victory in the State's lawsuit against the Biden Administration's EPA, securing the freedom to sell E15 gasoline during summer months. The year-round sale of E15 will provide Iowans a cheaper, cleaner option at the gas pump. In April 2022, a bipartisan coalition of governors, led by Governor Kim Reynolds, petitione  more

NEB. A.G. HILGERS ANNOUNCES SUCCESS IN NEBRASKA'S LAWSUIT AGAINST THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S EPA
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 24 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Attorney General Mike Hilgers announces success in Nebraska's lawsuit against the Biden Administration's EPA, securing the freedom to sell E15 gasoline during summer months. The year-round sale of E15 will provide Nebraskans a cheaper, cleaner option at the gas pump. In April 2022, a bipartisan coalition of governors petitioned the EPA for a rule allowing their States to sel  more