WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Emma Coyne: * * * No Tax on Overtime Testimonials Americans for Tax Reform has compiled testimonials on the impact of the No Tax on Overtime provision successfully enacted by President Trump and House and Senate Republicans: "We have 5 children. And me and my husband work a lot of over time to take care of our family. It has been a large amount of money in our household to help take care of our family." Selen  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins two multistate coalitions to preserve access to critical crime-fighting tool * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined two multi-state coalitions in fighting to preserve access to automatic license-plate readers - a critical law enforcement tool that has helped solve murders, kidnappings, and armed robberies. "Law enforcemen  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 2 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway, Nebraska, Iowa File Brief To Support Uniform Labeling Requirements For Herbicides Used In Farming * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a 15-state coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for herbicides used in farming. This action supp  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 2 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * From 'them' to 'nosotros': How dual language academies unite San Antonio students * Twelve years ago, conditions and morale at Irving Academy in the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) were abysmal, according to teachers and district leaders. "You could smell the mold that was in the carpets. There were no windows in the classrooms," said Jackie Calderon Hernandez, a teacher in t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 2 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Husker researchers collaborate to explore fear of spiders * Whether it's a sudden dash across the garage or silhouette in a backyard web, spiders evoke fear in many people. But researchers don't have a clear picture of why, exactly, this phobia is so common. An interdisciplinary team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is using state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology to pinpoint the physical characte  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 2 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Huskers win six awards in BEA Festival of Media Arts * Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications won two first-place honors, a third-place honor and three awards of excellence in the Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts. Students in the Nebraska Broadcasting Society, a registered student organization within the college, won first  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The Antitrust Division received notifications from the Defense Industrial Based Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of numerous parties and the withdrawal of one entity. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act that limit   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Nebraska Board of Nursing has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding proposed changes to student loan borrowing rules following the enactment of Public Law 119-21. The board has voiced its concerns over the impact of a new definition of "professional degree" that risks excluding essential nursing degrees, including Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), and PhDs in nursing. In the letter, the Nebr  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Nebraska Nurses Association has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging the agency to classify post-baccalaureate nursing degree programs as professional qualifications under federal guidelines. The letter highlights the importance of recognizing the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP), and Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) as essential to maintaining N  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Nebraska to play Iowa State in spring VB match at Pentagon * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team will make its Sanford Pentagon debut in April with a spring match against Iowa State. First serve is set for 1 p.m. on April 11. Big Ten Network will televise the match. Tickets will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.c  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 2 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri File Brief in Support of Effort to Stop California from Imposing Labeling Requirements on Critical Farming Inputs * LINCOLN -Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today led a 15-State coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for critical farming inputs, ensuring farmers have access t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Hosts Omaha Roundtable on Working Families Tax Cuts; Focuses on Wins for Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) hosted a Working Families Tax Cuts roundtable at La Casa Pizzeria in Omaha. The roundtable focused on provisions from the Working Families Tax Cuts that will benefit families and restaurant workers. "Nebraska is the best place in the world to  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Endorses John Cavanaugh for Congress * Omaha, NE - Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of State Senator John Cavanaugh in the 2026 election for the office of House of Representatives in Nebraska's Second Congressional District. "John Cavanaugh is the leader our community needs to fight for a healthier, cleaner, and more affordable future," said Sharon Clawson, Ch  more