WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Jack Baum: * * * Nebraska Budget Gap Shouldn't be Closed with Higher Taxes Nebraska lawmakers are once again looking for ways to raise more revenue rather than addressing the real issue driving the state's fiscal challenges: spending. Amendment 2406 to LB 901 would impose a series of new fees and penalties on taxpayers, effectively increasing the cost of interacting with the state's tax system. While framed a  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * Trump Can Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump can help middle class households by using his rulemaking authority to end the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains filing make less than   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- A coalition of 96 national and 181 state organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging it to revise its proposed Reimagining and Improving Student Education rule and include post-baccalaureate nursing degrees in the list of professional degree programs eligible for higher federal student loan limits. The letter asserts that recognizing these advanced nursing degrees is vital for enhancing educational pathways and fortifying the  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, March 7 -- Converse University issued the following news: * * * A Donor's Gift Sends Students & Faculty to Nebraska Mathematics Conference Thanks to a generous donation from Fredy Madrid, a member of Dr. Jessica Sorrells' Dean's Advisory Board, Dr. Amanda Mangum was able to accompany three students, Sloane Kinley '26 (Nisbet Honors), Sofia Giraldo Jimenez '26 (Nisbet Honors), and Romy Rueff '27 (Nisbet Honors), to the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Wisdom i  more

ROHNERT PARK, California, March 7 -- California State University Sonoma State University issued the following news: * * * SSU to host major conference for bioscience undergrads Sonoma State University will serve as host for the 49th annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, bringing together some of the nation's most promising undergraduate scientists for a dynamic celebration of discovery, collaboration, and innovation. For nearly five decades, the conference   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa posted the following news release on March 6, 2026: * * * United States Attorney David Waterman Announces Southern District of Iowa Senior Leadership Team U.S. Attorney David Waterman has announced appointment of the senior leadership team for the Southern District of Iowa: * Andrew Kahl, First Assistant U.S. Attorney. U.S. Attorney Waterman appointed Kahl to continue his service as First Assistant  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Secretary Kennedy and Secretary McMahon Celebrate Medical School Commitments to Increase Nutrition Training for Future Doctors * On March 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education convened leaders from 53 of the nation's top medical schools today to announce commitments to require meaningful nutrition training for fu  more