WAYNE, Nebraska, Feb. 27 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: * * * Dr. Todd Young is offering a talk on eclipses to groups and organizations. A total solar eclipse will be visible April 8, 2024. * * * With a total solar eclipse occurring Monday, April 8, Dr. Todd Young, professor of physics and astronomy and planetarium director at Wayne State College, is offering talks in advance to educate various groups on the science of solar eclipses and how to saf  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 28 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on Feb. 26, 2024, with 21 attorneys general: * * * To: The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201 The Honorable Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau o  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 28 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today that Anzhela Solkan, 45, of Lincoln, was sentenced today in Lancaster County District Court to 365 days in jail on two misdemeanor counts of Theft by Unlawful Taking. The sentences will be served concurrently. Solkan had worked through Nebraska Medicaid as a personal care service provider for her parents. An investigation of Solk  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 29 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined Jason Jackson, director for the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) in recognizing top public servant mentors for 2023. Those 11 individuals received specially designed challenge coins for mentoring youth as part of the state's Employee Youth Mentoring Program in 2023. "The public servants of Nebraska we are recognizing today are great example  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen expressed excitement on behalf of Nebraska motorists, upon news that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the year-round sale of E-15. The EPA's final rule is effective April 28, 2025 and applies to eight states, including Nebraska. "This decision is a win for agriculture, ethanol production and for Nebraska consumers," said Gov. Pillen. "Ethanol is a vital   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Moderate economic growth expected through mid-2024 * * * By Eric Thompson Nebraska's leading economic indicator rose in January, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The indicator, designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, increased 0.58%. "The increase in the leading indicator suggests that the Nebraska ec  more