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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Tuesday February 11, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Attorney General Bird Calls to End the Biden-Harris Beef Ban in School Cafeterias
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Calls to End the Biden-Harris Beef Ban in School Cafeterias DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today opposed a Biden-Harris attempt to wipe out meat in school cafeterias by favoring non-meat protein sources, despite nutritional science. Animal-based proteins, especially beef and pork, are nutritional powerhouses. Beef packs more protein per calorie than v  more

Attorney General Hilgers Leads 23 State Coalition in Criticizing Biden-Harris Dietary Recommendations
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Leads 23 State Coalition in Criticizing Biden-Harris Dietary Recommendations Lincoln - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers led 23 states in pushing back against dietary recommendations made by a committee appointed by the Biden-Harris Administration. Every five years, the federal government publishes the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans." The Biden-Harris   more

Drummond fights New York law that targets energy companies
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond fights New York law that targets energy companies OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 10, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is taking legal action against a New York climate law that could force energy companies to pay $75 billion in penalties. He joined 21 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop New York's Climate Superfund Act. The law requires major oil, ga  more

Gov. Kemp Announces 104 Appointments to Boards, Authorities, Commissions
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Gov. Kemp Announces 104 Appointments to Boards, Authorities, and Commissions Atlanta, GA - Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced 104 appointments and reappointments to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Patrick Jones was reappointed. Thomas Chris Cannon is a business owner, business leader, and an activ  more

Iowa U.S. Attorney: Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Charges in Federal Court
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Distributed more than 5 kilograms of meth, some within 1,000 feet of a school * * * Phillip Plummer, 42, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty February 10, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of distribution of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, and another count of distributing  more