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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Saturday February 21, 2026 ( 11 items )  

Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect free speech from big tech censorship
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect free speech from big tech censorship South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multistate letter to YouTube and its parent company, Alphabet Inc., raising concerns about the censorship of conservative speech. "Companies do not have to agree with consumers or those who use their services," Attorney General Wilson state  more

Attorney General Labrador Urges DOJ to Investigate Foreign-Funded Climate Groups Operating in U.S.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Labrador Urges DOJ to Investigate Foreign-Funded Climate Groups Operating in U.S. Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 19-state coalition urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate over 150 American climate activist organizations suspected of violating federal law by taking nearly $2 billion from foreign entities to influence U.S. energy policy without regist  more

Bacon Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Tariffs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Tariffs * Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled on the Administration's broad-based tariffs: "The Constitution's checks and balances still work. Article One gives tariff authority to Congress. This was a common-sense and straightforward ruling by the Supreme Court. I feel vindicated as I've been  more

Congressman Flood on Supreme Court's Tariffs Decision: We Must Respect the Rule of Law and Continue Building a Resilient Economy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood on Supreme Court's Tariffs Decision: We Must Respect the Rule of Law and Continue Building a Resilient Economy * LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on U.S. President Donald Trump's use of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. "While we all pause to understand the full implicat  more

Docter prepares students for their next steps with career coaching
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 20 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Docter prepares students for their next steps with career coaching * When Allison Docter meets with students, one of her first questions is "How can I help you with that?" Docter, a career coach in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Arts and Sciences, guides Huskers as they prepare for the next chapter of their lives, alongside academic advisers working on the classroom side. Docter even   more

Ga. A.G. Carr Pushes for Permanent Halt of Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Pushes for Permanent Halt of Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to stop federal funding for child sex-change procedures. "Children are not social experiments, they are not science experiments, and they are not political theories. They're children, and they deserve   more

Growing Markets, Cutting Taxes, Fueling the Future
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: * * * Growing Markets, Cutting Taxes, Fueling the Future * From sunrise to sunset, Nebraska's ag producers work to feed and fuel our world. With one in four jobs being directly related to agriculture, it is no surprise the industry is the economic engine of our state. Nowhere is this more evident than in Nebraska's Third District, the nation's top ag-producing district, a leader in cow-calf, corn, and ethanol   more

Smith Reaffirms Commitment to Fair Trade After Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Reaffirms Commitment to Fair Trade After Supreme Court Decision * Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03), Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision regarding the scope of the President's authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act : "Since day one, President Trump has been committe  more

Sobico USA LLC Recalls Siluriformes Fish Products Imported Without The Benefit of Import Reinspection
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Sobico USA LLC Recalls Siluriformes Fish Products Imported Without The Benefit of Import Reinspection * WASHINGTON, FEB 19, 2026 - Sobico USA LLC, a West Hartford, Conn., importer, is recalling approximately 13,464 pounds of frozen, raw intact Siluriformes fish products that were imported from Vietnam without the benefit of import reinspection into the Unite  more

Urologic Specialists of Oklahoma to Pay $90,000 in EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Urologic Specialists of Oklahoma to Pay $90,000 in EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Medical practice settles federal lawsuit charging medical assistant was denied reasonable accommodations during high-risk pregnancy OKLAHOMA CITY - Urologic Specialists of Oklahoma, Inc., a medical practice that operates five clinics employing two dozen physicians in Oklahoma, Ar  more

USD Department of History to Host 2026 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture
VERMILLION, South Dakota, Feb. 21 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * USD Department of History to Host 2026 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture The University of South Dakota's Department of History in the College of Arts & Sciences, in partnership with the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Research at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is set to host the 2026 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture on Thursday,   more