OMAHA, Nebraska, March 13 -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: Congratulations to Baird Holm Attorney Sharon Kresha who has been elected to serve as the 2023-2024 President of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Previously serving as the 2022-2023 Vice President, Sharon will take on a two-year term as Foundation President, as elected by the fellow members of the Bar Foundation. The Nebraska State Bar Foundation Board of Directors manages the corporate matters of the Foundation  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 14 -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: On Thursday, March 28, Omnify is hosting their first annual Benefits Solutions Forum in Lincoln, Nebraska, where Baird Holm Partner Jeremy Christensen is presenting as a keynote speaker. The Omnify Benefits Solution Forum is designed to keep attendees up to date on the latest developments in HSAs, COBRA administration, LSAs and more. To register to attend, click HERE (https://www.ubt.com/omnify-forum). * * * Ori  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 15 -- Creighton University issued the following news: Creighton University, in collaboration with the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Foundation, launched the Healthcare Leadership Academy on March 14, 2024. This strategic partnership and program is designed for individuals who aspire to shape the future of healthcare. Healthcare administrators and clinical leaders of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) member hospitals, as well as faculty members fro  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Following his recent endorsement of Donald Trump, Don Bacon is once again proving he will always stay loyal to the former president. When asked if he would support Trump if the criminally-indicted former president were convicted of a crime, Bacon refused to give a clear answer. With Bacon endorsing Trump for president every time he's been on the ballot, it's no surprise that not even a f  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Selection Sunday is this weekend and collegiate basketball teams are looking to punch their ticket to March Madness. Interest and viewership in women's college basketball has skyrocketed over the last year, in large part thanks to the stardom and domination by Caitlin Clark, an Iowa Hawkeye's guard and now the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer. Last weekend alone, over three million viewers tuned in for Iowa's  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 14 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a multi-state coalition, led by Iowa, in a lawsuit to block the Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule that unlawfully forces public companies to make climate-related disclosures. "Our security depends on access to reliable energy," stated Attorney General Mike Hilgers. "This rule goes beyond the Biden Administration's power to further a   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 14 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on March 13, 2024: * * * March 13, 2024 To: The Honorable Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, 322 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, 317 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Leaders Schumer and McConnell, We, the attorneys general of the undersigned states, are writing to  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 13 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has approved regulations governing nonsurgical pharmaceutical gender altering treatments for individuals under nineteen years of age. "Nebraska's kids are our future. They deserve the opportunity to grow up and develop to their full, God-given potential," said Gov. Pillen. "As a state, we must protect children from making potentially irreversible and regrettable decisions - decisi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 15 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on March 14, 2024: * * * Governor Jim Pillen has issued a statement regarding the departure of Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts, as well as a "call to action" to the NU Board of Regents. His full statement is below: "The University of Nebraska has existed as an institution for more than a century and a half. It is immeasurably bigger than any one person. But leadership matters, and the long-term   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 13 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement upon the Nebraska Legislature taking up a vote to override LB 307, introduced by Senator Megan Hunt. The body voted to sustain the Governor's veto, 27-20. "I appreciate that state senators took the time to evaluate LB 307 and took due notice of concerns that caused me to veto the bill. "We need to invest in less harmful   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 14 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III has named Trev Alberts as his new director of athletics -- an All-American University of Nebraska football player who has served in AD roles in Nebraska for the past 15 years. Alberts, a former first-round NFL draft pick and ESPN broadcaster, has been the director of athletics at the University of Nebraska since 2021. He moved to Lincoln after serving 12 years as the AD at   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 12 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraskans know wind. The Plains region is known for the fierce spirit of its winds, from ceaseless high-plains howlers to rampaging tornadoes to dangerous snow-blown whiteouts. Now, a new wind climatology tool available online (https://hprcc.unl.edu/windclim/) from the High Plains Regional Climate Center provides detailed wind data for any location in Nebraska, as well as the center's s  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 12 -- 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 st  more