WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * 2026 NAIC Committee Leaders Will Advance Work on Key Issues * The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today announced its 2026 committee leadership, reaffirming the organization's commitment to collaboration and coordination as it addresses the challenges and opportunities shaping the insurance landscape. NAIC co  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: * * * FarmMind Wins $100K in Ag Innovation Challenge The Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge, now in its 12th year, provides opportunities for Farm Bureau members to showcase business innovations being developed for agriculture. Louisiana-based FarmMind is the winner of this year's competition. The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, announced the winner from a  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 13 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Leads Letter Calling on Congress to Consider Preemption of Abortion Shield Laws * Griffin: 'Pro-abortion states should not be able to disrespect the laws passed in pro-life states' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after leading a letter signed by 16 other attorneys general calling on the U.S. Senate Committee on H  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Prohibiting a U.S. Invasion of a NATO Member State * Washington - Last night, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Chairman Don Bacon (R-NE), Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating (D-MA), Danish Caucus Co-Chair Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and Lead Democrat for the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Brend  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood on House Floor: Nebraska Is Praying as Former Senator Ben Sasse Fights Cancer Battle * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) delivered remarks on the House floor honoring U.S. Senator Ben Sasse following the recent news (link is external) regarding Sasse's cancer diagnosis. A video of Congressman Flood's remarks can be accessed by clicking here (link is exte  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Midwest region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region decreased 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Energy prices fell 2.1 percent, led by declining gasoline prices. The index for all i  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Supreme Court to Protect Women's Sports * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 25 fellow Republican governors called on the U.S. Supreme Court to protect women's sports. You can find the statement here. "Forcing women and girls to compete against men, with greater strength and speed, is the opposite of inclusive. It's unfair," wrote Governo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 13 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Human Trafficking Awareness Month Proclamation and Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Report * Lincoln - Attorney General Mike Hilgers, Governor Jim Pillen, and Colonel Bryan Waugh gathered today at the Nebraska State Capitol to recognize January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. They were joined by state senators, members from multiple law enforcement agencies, including the   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Makes Majority Investment in Olsson, Inc. Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, today announced a majority investment in Olsson, Inc. (Olsson), a leading employee-owned engineering and design firm. This de  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Amy Matsui, vice president for child care and income security at the National Women's Law Center, from a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Who's Watching the Kids? How Employers, Innovators, and Parents Are Solving America's Child Care Crunch": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and other distinguished members of the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 13 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska Innovation Studio names 2026 fellows * Nebraska Innovation Studio announced the 2026 cohort of Innovation Fellows Jan. 13. The fellows, chosen from more than 50 applicants, will bring big ideas in medicine, agriculture and cybersecurity to reality through the program. Fellows receive five months of free membership at Innovation Studio, a $2,500 material stipend and a $1,500 in professional se  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Sends Stand With Women Legislation to Define 'Woman' and Help Protect Single-Sex Spaces to Governor Ayotte's Desk CONCORD, NH -- Momentum is building nationwide to restore clarity, fairness, and common sense to the law. Independent Women Voice's Stand with Women legislative model, which would codify definitions of "woman" and   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 12 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Rural Nebraskans aware of, concerned about impact of online algorithms * Most rural Nebraskans are aware of the use of algorithms in online media and have some concerns about their use, according to results from the 2025 Nebraska Rural Poll. Algorithms are a sequence of instructions given to a computer to perform a task or solve a problem. When media users log onto the internet, algorithms use data ab  more