LYONS, Nebraska, Jan. 28 [Category: Sociological] -- The Center for Rural Affairs posted the following news release: * * * Agrivoltaics Toolkit and upcoming webinar offers practical information and planning resources for landowners and decision makers * LYONS, NEBRASKA-Across rural America, solar energy projects are becoming increasingly common. With demand for renewable energy continuing to grow, opportunities to combine solar projects with agricultural production can create pathways for ec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 26, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 7 states in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst, a senior fellow with De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Physicians in pro-abortion states must follow the laws of the states where women fill their prescriptions  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * December State Unemployment Remained Unchanged in 22 States, Decreased in 8, Increased in 21 Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In December, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, unemployment fell in 8 State  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Former Lincoln Area Therapist Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud * A former Lincoln area mental health therapist was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay more than $47,000 in restitution for defrauding Nebraska Medicaid. Sheree Burney, also known as Sheree Stabler, pled no contest and was found guilty of five misdemeanor counts of Theft by Unlawful Taking in October 202  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen Appoints Stover as District Court Judge in Seventh Judicial District * CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 LINCOLN, NE \-Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Ryan J. Stover of Norfolk as district court judge in the Seventh Judicial District. That district includes Antelope, Cuming, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Stanton, and Wayne counties. The vacancy is due to   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen Joins AG Hilgers; Signs Order Addressing Illegal Recreational Synthetic THC Industry * LINCOLN, NE \-Governor Jim Pillen was joined on Monday by Attorney General Mike Hilgers as the Governor signed an executive order aimed at addressing the ever-growing and illegal recreational synthetic THC industry. The executive order requires certain state agencies to review applicable laws, an  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Husker researchers make gains on developing synthetic 'muscle' * Husker researchers are continuing to make progress on developing a new synthetic material that behaves like biological muscle, an advancement that could provide a path to soft robotics, prosthetic devices and advanced human-machine interfaces. Their research, recently published in a leading material science journal, demonstrates a hydrog  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: * * * The Rebuilders: AFCEC NDR marks major construction milestones in 2025 By Christine Alombro Walker, Air Force Civil Engineer Center TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Natural Disaster Recovery Division is building on the momentum of a successful 2025, where it achieved significant milestones, managing over 60 military construction proje  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury Release Joint Fact Sheet on Historic Education Freedom Tax Credit * As the Trump Administration continues its celebrations of National School Choice Week, the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury today released a joint fact sheet on the Education Freedom Tax Credit that was created by President Trump's historic Working Families Tax Cuts Act. The   more