LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * New Bills Target Trans Nebraskans' Care, Access to Public Spaces LB 730, LB 731, and LB 732 threaten Nebraskans' safety, privacy and access to care. * Today, Nebraska State Sen. Kathleen Kauth introduced three bills targeting transgender Nebraskans' medical care and their access to public spaces. * LB 730 prohibits transgender people from accessing restrooms   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 8 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson condemns support for Hamas terrorists * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 25-state friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to hold organizations that materially support Hamas accountable. "On October 7, 2023, Hamas perpetrated a terrorist attack against Israel that became the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Credit union leaders named to public service roles * Credit union leaders are bringing a vital perspective to organizations where financial services decisions impacting credit unions are made through new board roles on the state and regional level. Interra Credit Union President/CEO Amy Sink, who also serves on America's Credit Unions board, was appointed to the Indiana Board for D  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 8 -- Creighton University posted the following news: * * * Creighton Names New Athletic Facility "The Bill" to Honor Philanthropist Bill Scott * Creighton University's future athletic facility will be named "The Bill" in honor of the late Bill Scott, longtime donor and friend to the University, city and state.The family of Bill and Ruth Scott has made the lead gift to build The Bill, a 50,000 square-foot athletics facility for Creighton's 300-plus student-athletes. Cons  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Detroit Resident Sentenced to Prison for Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Heroin Trafficking A resident of Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. United States District Judge Ro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Bacon Op-ed in The New York Times: Trump Needs to Change Course on Venezuela * Washington - In a new op-ed published in The New York Times, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) discussed the latest developments in Venezuela and the need for the Trump administration to back Venezuela's rightfully elected leaders. You can read the op-ed published in The New York Times here or below: Political pundits love b  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 8 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Musician J. E. Van Horne Jr. creates Husker scholarship for South Dakota students * Musician, sound engineer and University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumnus J. E. Van Horne Jr. has made a $500,000 gift to create a scholarship for South Dakota high school students who want to attend UNL. The J. E. Van Horne Jr. South Dakota Scholarship will be awarded to graduates of South Dakota high schools who are in good a  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * New Castle Man Sentenced for Role in Interstate Drug Trafficking Operation A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Edward Dietrich, 60, was sentenced by United States Dis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups, DC Voters File Motion to Protect Privacy Against DOJ Overreach * Common Cause and two DC voters joined the ACLU National Voting Rights Project in filing a motion to intervene in United States v. Evans to prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from obtaining D.C. voters' personal data from the nonpublic voter file. DOJ is seeking voters' full names, addresses, dates of bi  more