LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska issued the following news release on April 9, 2023: A bill targeting Nebraska's transgender youth narrowly failed to overcome a filibuster this afternoon, coming two votes short of what its supporters needed. With just four days left in this year's legislative session, LB 575 has no clear path to becoming law. If passed into law, the so-called Sports and Spaces Act would ban trans students from playing school sports   more

LYONS, Nebraska, April 12 -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release: In its continuing effort to create vibrant rural communities and advocate for issues important to rural residents, the Center for Rural Affairs invites Minnesotans to complete a short survey. "We value the experience and opinions of rural Minnesotans and want to make sure we understand what issues they care about," said Cora Hoffer, the Center's Minnesota policy associate. "The input will help shape ou  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 13 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: Consumer Reports calls on the Nebraska legislature to strengthen L.B. 1294, a recently passed consumer data privacy bill that was included in L.B. 1074, an omnibus legislative package. The bill includes some important consumer protections, such as the right to know the information companies have collected about them, the right to correct and delete that information, and the right to limit some data disclosures t  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Heritage Action for America issued the following statement on April 12, 2024: * * * Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million activists nationwide, including thousands of Nebraskans, released the following statement from Director of State Advocacy Catherine Gunsalus praising the Nebraska Legislature's passage of LB 1092, a bill that protects children from harmful content by requiring adult websites to verify users' ages: "Obscene content   more

LYONS, Nebraska, April 10 -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release: Jillian Linster of Pender, Nebraska, was recently named policy director with the Center for Rural Affairs. Linster joined the Center in May 2023 as the assistant policy director and served as interim policy director before her recent appointment. The Center's policy work spans the nation and is focused in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota. "After stepping into the interim role last fall, Jil  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 12 -- The National Center for State Courts issued the following news release: The Nebraska State Bar Foundation has been named the 2024 recipient of the Sandra Day O'Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education. Given by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to honor the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the award recognizes an organization, court, program, or individual who has promoted, inspired, improved, or led an innovation or  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 11 -- The Arbor Day Foundation issued the following news release: The Arbor Day Foundation's innovative approach to tree planting was featured in an article from The Washington Post. The Washington Post analysis explored how the Foundation has leveraged cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights to plant trees in neighborhoods where they are needed most. The Foundation's partnership with the technology company NatureQuant (also highlighted in the piece) has enhan  more