OMAHA, Nebraska, March 5 (TNSres) -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: Congratulations to Baird Holm Managing Partner Chris Hedican who was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers last week. As membership can never be more than 1% of the total lawyer population of any state or province, induction is the highest honor for a litigator. Fellowship in The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) is extended only by invitation, after careful investigation, to  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Don Bacon is officially throwing his support behind Donald Trump - which is hardly a surprise after Bacon endorsed Trump every time he's been on the ballot and has spent the last 8 years obeying his dangerous commands. No matter how much it hurts Nebraska families, Bacon has proven time and again that he'll do whatever Trump and MAGA Republicans tell him to, including: *   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the r  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 5 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on March 4, 2024: * * * To: Ms. Jennifer Newstead, Chief Legal Officer, Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Re: Letter from the State of Arkansas and 26 other States demanding that Instagram cease monetizing child exploitation Dear Ms. Newstead: The States of Arkansas, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 5 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, Governor Jim Pillen vetoed LB 307 which proposes the creation of Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) in local jurisdictions. Such programs would allow for the distribution of hypodermic needles to drug users. The bill also creates an exception from prosecution for those service providers authorized to distribute the needles. It was introduced by Senator Megan Hunt of Omaha and was p  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Drones are an increasingly useful tool for tracking and predicting severe weather. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher will discuss drones' forecasting potential during the spring Nebraska Lecture on April 2. Adam Houston, professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences, will present "Can Drones Improve Weather Forecasts?" at 3:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union's Swanson Auditori  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A Husker conference co-sponsored with NASA has kickstarted the effort to create multi-institution partnerships to help the Midwest address climate-related concerns such as drought, extreme wind events and floods. Scientists from multiple states and NASA met at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the Harnessing the Heartland conference Feb. 26-28 to hear from a range of Midwest  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 8 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Twenty-one students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications won awards for outstanding creative work during the American Advertising Federation's annual Creative Nebraska Awards on Feb. 23. The students earned a gold award, seven silvers and two special judge's citations. Creative work is entered in one of two categories: professional or stu  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Roxana Rodriguez, a junior advertising and public relations major from Wood River, Nebraska, won the top prize in the 2024 Philip Perry Photojournalism Challenge for her essay "402: Hispanic Businesses Growing the Nebraskan Economy and Culture." Rodriguez will receive a $7,000 scholarship to complete her studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Second place was awarded to Jazlynn Sa  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, March 7 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: Wayne State College's student-run radio station, KWSC-FM 91.9 The Cat, has received a $1,500 Grant Award from The College Radio Foundation. "We are very proud to be able to assist KWSC-FM with the continuation of its excellent work with student broadcasters," said Lori Quicke, executive director of The College Radio Foundation. "We had a record number of applicants this year and the competition was very tough, s  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, March 5 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: * * * Grant Ferrell won first place in the Best Station or Event Promo category at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Media Awards held March 2. * * * Wayne State College student Grant Ferrell of Lincoln won first place in the Best Station or Event Promo category during the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Media Awards held March 2 in New York City. Ferrell's award was for his promotion of  more