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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Saturday March 08, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Air Force Activates Key Unit for Nuclear Modernization at VSFB
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Air Force Activates Key Unit for Nuclear Modernization at VSFB * Published March 7, 2025 * By Jennifer Green-Lanchoney * Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- In a ceremony marking a new chapter in America's nuclear deterrence strategy, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Suzanne Lamar assumed command of the newly activated Site Activation Task Fo  more

Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024
WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024 March 07, 2025 In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate increase  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUBMIT FINAL PROPOSED FIX TO END GOOGLE'S SEARCH MONOPOLY
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUBMIT FINAL PROPOSED FIX TO END GOOGLE'S SEARCH MONOPOLY Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), proposed a final package of remedies to end Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to the ben  more

Gov. Pillen Appoints Kleine as County Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 6 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen Appoints Kleine as County Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 LINCOLN, NE - Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Philip K. Kleine of Elkhorn as the county court judge in the Fourth Judicial District. That district consists of Douglas County. Kleine is currently an assistant city prosecutor in Omaha. From 2011 t  more

Gov. Pillen Celebrates Trump Administration Actions Supporting Agriculture
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen Celebrates Trump Administration Actions Supporting Agriculture CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 LINCOLN, NE - In an editorial published today by Fox News, Governor Jim Pillen is celebrating the immediate actions of President Donald Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins in addressing soaring egg prices and combatting avian flu. In his piece, "Smart Policy and C  more

Gov. Pillen to Announce Awards for 6 Regions, One Nebraska Priority Projects
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 6 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen to Announce Awards for 6 Regions, One Nebraska Priority Projects CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 Media Advisory: Gov. Pillen to Announce Awards for 6 Regions, One Nebraska Priority Projects LINCOLN, NE - On Monday morning in Scottsbluff, Governor Jim Pillen will announce awards for projects in three districts of the State's 6 Regions, One Nebraska initiative (Central  more

ICE St. Paul removes foreign fugitive wanted in El Salvador for child rape
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE St. Paul removes foreign fugitive wanted in El Salvador for child rape MINNEAPOLIS -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Oscar Alexander Cruz Rodriguez, 29, an illegally present foreign fugitive wanted in El Salvador for rape of a minor, Feb. 14. "Criminal foreign fugitives who prey on minors are not welcome in Minnesota," said ICE   more