WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA is opening two Disaster Recovery Centers Wednesday, May 22 at 1 p.m., in Pottawattamie and Shelby counties in Iowa to provide one-on-one assistance for people affected by the April tornadoes. Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain disaster assistance programs and he  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 23 -- The Iowa Supreme Court issued the following news release: Chief Justice Susan Christensen has appointed District Court Judge Craig Dreismeier, Council Bluffs, as chief judge of the Fourth Judicial District. Judge Dreismeier succeeds Chief Judge Jeffrey Larson who will retire July 1, 2024. Judge Dreismeier will begin the position of chief judge July 2, 2024. "Judge Dreismeier and I served as judges together in the Fourth Judicial District for several years so I know   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 8:24-cv-00184; D. Neb. filed May 22, 2024) involving Ganesh H. Betanabhatla: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ganesh H. Betanabhatla, who previously managed private equity funds through his now-defunct Houston-based firm, Ramas Capital Management, LLC, has agreed to settle charges that he defrauded three issuers by committing to purchase $263.5 million of t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a landmark lawsuit against TikTok in Nebraska State Court, alleging violations of Nebraska's consumer protection laws. The lawsuit claims TikTok engaged in deceptive and unfair trade practices by intentionally designing and operating a platform that is addictive and harmful to teens and children while holding itself out as "family-fr  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers joined a 20-state lawsuit today challenging a new Biden mandate that creates roadblocks for infrastructure projects by forcing social, environmental, and race-based regulations on developers. The mandate eliminates President Trump's common-sense reforms that streamlined development, to instead force Biden's radical green agenda. With the mandate in ef  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a challenge to the State of California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation in Nebraska v Cliff, which was filed in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of California. The complaint requests the Court to "declare that Advanced Clean Fleets is preempted by federal statutes, otherwise violates the U.S. Constitution, and is unenforceable." Advanced Clean Fleets or  more