News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors
'Keepers of This Legacy': Air Force Missileers Celebrate 10th Annual Gathering
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 29 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release:
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'Keepers of This Legacy': Air Force Missileers Celebrate 10th Annual Gathering
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America's missileers are the unsung, silent sentinels of national defense. As part of their Air Force service, they guard, maintain, and operate the United States' nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile facilities, ensuring these capabilities are available to American de
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27 States Urge Supreme Court to Protect Second Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Republican Attorneys General Association posted the following news:
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27 States Urge Supreme Court to Protect Second Amendment Rights
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republican Attorneys General Kris Kobach and Jonathan Skrmetti, along with 25 other states, are leading an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the Second Amendment and reject bans on AR-15 platform rifles and other commonly owned semiautomatic rifles.
The brief was fi
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Advancement Project: Civil Rights Organizations Urge Governors to Reject the Trump Administration's Federal Private School Voucher Scheme
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSida) -- The Advancement Project, a non-profit that develops community-based solutions based on legal analysis and public education campaigns, issued the following news release:
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Civil Rights Organizations Urge Governors to Reject the Trump Administration's Federal Private School Voucher Scheme
September 29, 2026
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the Advancement Project, and 14 other civil rights organizations today urged governors in all fifty states and the Distric
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AFA Grant Supports New Military Families in Nebraska
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 29 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release:
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AFA Grant Supports New Military Families in Nebraska
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The Air & Space Forces Association Lincoln Chapter and the Nebraska Air National Guard Family Support Office, with the generous support of an AFA United Forces & Families grant, jointly sponsored a baby shower for recent and expecting parents of the Nebraska National Guard. The baby shower-held on Au
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American Center for Law & Justice Issues Commentary: City Rejects Firefighter for Being Homeschooled
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary:
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City Rejects Firefighter for Being Homeschooled
By Logan Sekulow September 29
The ACLJ is representing Andrew Coates, who was banned from becoming a firefighter because he was homeschooled. The city of Fremont, Nebraska, is discriminating against this brave hero because of his homeschool diploma.
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A volunteer firefighter for Cedar Bluffs Fire says he is hoping to make saving l
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Attorney General Alan Wilson urges consumers to claim compensation for inflated generic drug prices
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson urges consumers to claim compensation for inflated generic drug prices
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Attorney General Wilson, along with the attorneys general of 47 other states and territories, announces preliminary approval of their plan to distribute funds to consumers following multiple settlements with drug manufacturers accused of conspiring to inflate prices of generic d
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Urging Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 29 (TNSida) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Urging Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general in sending a letter urging congressional leaders to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for security needs. Amid the ala
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 29 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security
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DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. The bipartisan letter from 45 state attorneys general to
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Attorney General Nessel Announces $2.3 Million Multistate Settlement With Labcorp Over AMCA Data Breach
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Nessel Announces $2.3 Million Multistate Settlement With Labcorp Over AMCA Data Breach
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Nessel today announced a $2.3 million multistate settlement (PDF) with the Laboratory Corporation of America ("Labcorp"), resolving an investigation into the 2019 data breach at Labcorp's debt collector, Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND SUPREME COURT SECURITY
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND SUPREME COURT SECURITY
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, sent a comment letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's 2027 fiscal year security request, warning that threats against justices and their families have become a serious and escalating dang
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Attorney General Skrmetti Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 29 (TNSida) -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news:
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Attorney General Skrmetti Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security
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Attorney General Skrmetti leads a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. In the bipartisan letter to congressional leaders, the att
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Bacon, Slotkin, Britt, DeLauro Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Modernize Ovarian Cancer Prevention and Care
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Bacon, Slotkin, Britt, DeLauro Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Modernize Ovarian Cancer Prevention and Care
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) along with Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the Ovarian Cancer Improving and Modernizing Prevention, Access, Care, and Testing (IMPACT) Act, bipartisan, bicameral le
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Banner Health named a 2026 Healthiest Employer of Colorado
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 29 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release:
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Banner Health named a 2026 Healthiest Employer of Colorado
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GREELEY, Colo. (Sept. 29, 2026) - Banner Health has been named one of the 2026 Healthiest Employers of Colorado, an annual recognition program presented by Healthiest Employers(r) in partnership with Springbuk, a Truven Health analytics solution. Banner Health was honored in the 5,000+ employee category, alongside nine other
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Civil Rights Organizations Urge Governors to Reject the Trump Administration's Federal Private School Voucher Scheme
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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Civil Rights Organizations Urge Governors to Reject the Trump Administration's Federal Private School Voucher Scheme
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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the Advancement Project, and 14 other civil rights organizations yesterday urged governors in all fifty states and the District of Columbia to reject the invitation for their respective states to opt into the federal "Educati
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Creighton researchers receive $2.9 million for the development of new glaucoma treatment
OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 28 -- Creighton University posted the following news:
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Creighton researchers receive $2.9 million for the development of new glaucoma treatment
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A Creighton University research team has received a five-year, $2.9 million award from the National Institutes of Health to advance a potential glaucoma treatment designed to lower pressure inside the eye and protect the retinal neurons responsible for vision.
According to the researchers, it is the first reported glauc
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EEOC Defends Women's Rights to Single-Sex Spaces at Work in Illinois
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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EEOC Defends Women's Rights to Single-Sex Spaces at Work in Illinois
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O'Fallon, Illinois conciliates federal charge that the city discriminated against a woman because of her sex and retaliated against her
ST. LOUIS -The City of O'Fallon, Illinois, which provides a variety of municipal services to its nearly 35,000 residents in St. Clair County, agreed to resolve a charge of sex dis
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Federal Register: DOEd Restores Vacated 2024 Sex Discrimination Rule to Update Code of Federal Regulations
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Recodification of Title IX Rules
The Secretary of Education publishes a final rule to repeal the U.S. Department of Education's 2024 final rule amending the Title IX regulations and restoring the regulatory text that existed prior to the 2024 rulemaking. The Department takes this action because the 2024 final rule has been vacated and is not enfor
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Fischer Statement on Gregory Ibach USDA Nomination
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Fischer Statement on Gregory Ibach USDA Nomination
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) issued the following statement on Gregory Ibach's nomination to serve as the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA):
"Congratulations to Greg on another well-deserved nomination. Having worked with Greg over the yea
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Gov. Pillen Signs Executive Order Establishing Coordinated Statewide Economic Strategy
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Gov. Pillen Signs Executive Order Establishing Coordinated Statewide Economic Strategy
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KEARNEY, NE - Today, Governor Jim Pillen signed Executive Order 26-22 during the Governor's Summit at the Younes Conference Center, establishing a unified statewide strategy for business recruitment, site selection, and economic expansion.
"We are taking a major step forward to ensure Nebraska competes -
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Miss. A.G. Fitch Urges Consumers to Check Eligibility for Compensation From Generic Drug Settlement
JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 30 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release:
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September 28, 2026
AG Fitch Urges Consumers to Check Eligibility for Compensation from Generic Drug Settlement
(Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch is urging Mississippians to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim for compensation here. This month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut gr
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Miss. A.G. Fitch Urges NSC to Protect GLP-1 Drugs From Chinese Exploitation
JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 24 (TNSida) -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release:
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September 24, 2026
Miss. A.G. Fitch Urges NSC to Protect GLP-1 Drugs from Chinese Exploitation
(Jackson, Mississippi) Ahead of Xi Jinping's meeting with the President, Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a 20-state letter to Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio urging the administration to guard against Chinese efforts to introduce low-quality and
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MPCC Selected for Statewide $10 Million NSF Research Initiative
NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska, Sept. 29 -- Mid-Plains Community College posted the following news:
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MPCC Selected for Statewide $10 Million NSF Research Initiative
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Mid-Plains Community College is joining a statewide effort to expand scientific research and STEM education as part of a newly awarded $10 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
The initiative, titled Nebraska Strengthening Partnerships for Innovation, Research and Education, will expand hands-on STEM opportunit
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N.D. Gov. Armstrong, Co-signers Issue Letter to Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 30 (TNSletter) -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following letter with co-signers to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Ranking Member Rick Larsen, D-Washington:
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Here is the text of the letter:
September 28, 2026
The Honora
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Co-Leads Bipartisan Call for Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security Amid Rising Threats
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 30 (TNSida) -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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AG Davenport Co-Leads Bipartisan Call for Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security Amid Rising Threats
September 29, 2026
TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a bipartisan multistate letter to Congress calling for full funding of the U.S. Supreme Court's fiscal year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their fam
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Protect Our Care Statement: Trump Administration Lies to Montanans After Gutting Rural Health Care
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news:
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STATEMENT: Trump Administration Lies to Montanans After Gutting Rural Health Care
September 29, 2026
Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Trump administration announced misleading "rural health investments" in Montana, conveniently leaving out any mention of the catastrophic health care cuts Donald Trump and Republicans made that have ravaged Montana's health care system and left rural communities in the dust. Last year, Don
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University of Nebraska: Breakfast Connects Honors Student, Community Leaders to Grow Nebraska's Workforce
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 30 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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September 29, 2026
Breakfast connects honors student, community leaders to grow Nebraska's workforce
By Jocelynn Messersmith, Honors Program
Nearly 100 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students gathered with business and community leaders Sept. 11 for the third annual Trailblazer's Breakfast, an event designed to build connections between students and the Nebraska workforce.
Organized by The Foundry,
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UNO Joins Business-Higher Education Forum
OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 28 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus posted the following news:
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UNO Joins Business-Higher Education Forum
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The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is the newest member of the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF), connecting Mavericks to a national network that brings together higher education and business leaders to co-develop the pathways and programs that will help students gain the skills and experiences they need to succeed in tomorrow's workfor
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UNO Names Kolby Brock Employee of the Month
OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 28 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus posted the following news:
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UNO Names Kolby Brock Employee of the Month
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Kolby Brock, assistant director of involvement for the Office of Student Leadership and Involvement (SLI) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), has been named UNO's Employee of the Month for September 2026. He was praised for his dedication to student success, collaborative approach, and commitment to supporting student leaders.
One nom
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