LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 26 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2024, in response to the appointment of Jeffrey Funke as the new chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court: * * * "We commend the selection of Justice Jeffrey Funke to serve as Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court and congratulate him on his appointment. He has been an esteemed public servant for many years and will provide reliable leadership for the Court in its vital dut  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Justice Jeffrey J. Funke as chief justice to the Nebraska Supreme Court. Funke has served on the Supreme Court since he was appointed an associate justice in 2016. He will move to the role of chief justice on Nov. 1, following the official retirement of Chief Justice Mike Heavican on Oct. 31. "Ultimately, I found Justice Funke to have a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2024, by Chair Shelly C. Lowe: * * * This morning President Biden issued a formal apology for the United States' 150-year-long system of federal Indian boarding schools, which forcibly separated Native children from their families with the purpose of severing their ties to their communities and cultural practices. At Gila Crossing Community School in Arizona's Gila River Indian Communit  more