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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Thursday February 13, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Attorney General Bird Challenges Biden-Harris Transgender Mandate that Jeopardizes School Accommodations for Kids
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 12 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Challenges Biden-Harris Transgender Mandate that Jeopardizes School Accommodations for Kids DES MOINES-- In September 2024, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird signed onto a 17-state lawsuit challenging a Biden-Harris transgender mandate that threatens school accommodations for kids. The Biden-Harris mandate illegally attempted to include "gender dysphoria" under Secti  more

Attorney General Bird Urges U.S. Senate to Pass HALT Fentanyl Act that Ends the Copycat Fentanyl Loophole and Saves Lives
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 12 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Urges U.S. Senate to Pass HALT Fentanyl Act that Ends the Copycat Fentanyl Loophole and Saves Lives DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led 25 states in urging the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will end the copycat fentanyl loophole and save American lives. Since 2018, fentanyl has killed nearly as many Americans as World War II  more

Gov. Pillen Appoints Jesse Bradley to be Interim Director of DEE and DNR
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen Appoints Jesse Bradley to be Interim Director of DEE and DNR LINCOLN, NE - Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Jesse Bradley as interim director for the Department of Environment and Energy (DEE). Bradley will continue in his current role as interim director for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). His duties overseeing DEE are effective immediately.  Gov  more