LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 23 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * 12 new senators elected to Staff Senate * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Staff Senate held elections from March 19 to April 10. The 12 senators elected will begin serving a three-year term beginning in July. The newly elected senators, listed by district, are: District 1: Business and Finance * Jerri Harner, Organizational Development and Training * Brittany Kruckman, UNL Police Departmen  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, April 24 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * American Association Introduces New Partnership with Rhodes Bake-N-Serv The American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) today announced a multi year partnership with Rhodes International, Inc naming the company the Official Rolls and Bread Partner of the American Association of Professional Baseball. Under the agreement, Rhodes  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 23 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Top Credit Ratings Agencies to Stop Using Unlawful Policies that Hurt Iowa Farmers * Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she has joined a coalition of 23 states urging the top three credit rating agencies to stop using unlawful environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies in their credit rating process. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Mood  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 23 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Joins Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies * Attorney General Murrill today joined a coalition of 23 States in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have pledged to systematic  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Combat Russia's Attack on Religious Freedom * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE) joined Helsinki Commission Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), Helsinki Commission Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN), and Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and Mike Quigley (D-IL) to introduce Counteri  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on April 22, 2026, by Jenna Presta, senior program officer for the Tech Policy Program: * * * Mapping the Spread of Child Safety Rules After Australia introduced a social media age ban for children under 16, countries around the world are following suit. * Introduction Since Australia introduced a social media ban for under-16s in late 2025, governments around the world have begun enacting or co  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database Today, Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans' confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters. The complaint argues that the DOJ's actions are unc  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on April 23, 2026: * * * February State Unemployment Remained Unchanged in 24 States, Decreased in 9, Increased in 18 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 February, among all 50 states and D.C., the unemployment rate fell in 9, rose in 18, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following news on April 23, 2026: * * * First Lady Melania Trump Leads Call for Shared Commitment to Transform Lives Nationwide "I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as First Lady but understand that my persistence alone is not enough. Together, we can change people's lives for the better." First Lady Melania Trump inspired Congressional Club Members at its 113th First Lady's Luncheon. Mrs. Trump used the occasion to promote her longst  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Questions Ag Secretary on Wildfire Disaster Assistance, Improving FSA Processes * U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can deliver disaster assistance faster, including improving Farm Service Agency (FSA) processing. Download video of Fische  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer to Treasury Secretary: We Need IRS Guidance for Success of PFML Tax Credit * Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will issue guidance to employers looking to claim the Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit. Bessent said he hopes the agen  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 23 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Husker entrepreneurs earn donor-funded awards in New Venture Competition * Twenty years ago, three University of Nebraska-Lincoln students pitched the winning idea at the New Venture Competition that became the global sports technology company Hudl. This year, a record 84 teams applied to compete for more than $80,000 in donor-funded prizes, with 64 student teams representing 46 majors pitching their v  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 23 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Husker STEM VR 3.0 offers virtual College of Engineering tour * Prospective University of Nebraska-Lincoln students no longer need to set foot in Kiewit Hall to explore the College of Engineering's new headquarters, thanks to a team of students in the School of Computing's Senior Design program. Husker STEM VR is an interactive virtual reality app and university outreach tool that allows prospective   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * UPDATED DATA: Inflation, Gasoline Costs Continue to Soar Under President Trump New reports show that families have spent $2,300 more each on daily expenses since Trump took office; Americans have paid $16 billion more on gas since start of Iran War * Today, the Joint Economic Committee - Minority released two updat  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 23 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * More realistic content may reduce social media harms for new moms * Scrolling through picture-perfect portrayals of motherhood may be doing real harm to moms, but a new study from University of Nebraska-Lincoln media scholar Ciera Kirkpatrick shows a "dose of reality" may mitigate some of the damage. The study, published in Computers in Human Behavior, found that interspersing non-idealized portrayal  more

FARGO, North Dakota, April 23 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU students gain real-world experience in museum and exhibition field * A group of public history and history students received a behind-the-scenes educational experience in the museum and exhibition field on a trip to Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska last month over Spring Break. The trip included a hands-on workshop at Upland Exhibits in Newton, Kansas, where students learned about exhibit plan  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 24 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus issued the following news: * * * Report: Omaha Ranked #2 Best Large City for Recent College Grads to Live UNO is helping Omaha thrive, leading to a ranking above cities like Boston, Dallas, Chicago, and San Diego. * For years, Omaha has been referred to as a diamond in the rough in the Midwest. But now, the city the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) calls home is getting the flowers we know it deserves. What'  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Issues Statement After Republicans Unite Around Bill to Protect Nebraskans, Pay Border Patrol and ICE * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans passed a budget resolution that would fund Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): "I joined my Republican colleagues in passing a budget resolutio  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 24 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus issued the following news: * * * Title II Deadline Extension Update The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a one-year extension for compliance with Title II digital accessibility standards. * University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Chancellor Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA, and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Phil He, Ph.D., shared the following message with faculty and staff: Colleagues, Over the past year, facu  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 24 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus issued the following news: * * * UNO Launches Maverick Flex Path, Expanding Flexible, Workforce-Aligned Graduate Education UNO introduces a competency-based model that enables graduate learners to progress through demonstrated mastery of workforce-aligned competencies. * The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is expanding its approach to workforce-aligned education through Maverick Flex Path, a new competency-based educ  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, April 23 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD Voice Students Compete in North Central Regional Auditions * Students from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin submitted performance videos that were evaluated by a panel of judges. Following their success in the regional competition, USD students will compete next in a national preliminary online round, followed by live semifinals and finals in San Antonio, Texas, in Jul  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Nebraska Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Ricketts Celebrates Tax Wins for Working Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, during his weekly press call with Nebraska media, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) highlighted the benefits Nebraskans are seeing from the Working Families Tax Cuts one week after Tax Day. "This historic tax relief will continue to support Nebraskans and put more money in their pockets. The Working Familie  more