LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 16 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief in Support of Parents' Religious Rights * Lincoln - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting the religious rights of parents to object to vaccination requirements for their daughter who attends an online-only public school. Krystal and Anthony Perry believe that v  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 16 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame's Early Learning Foundations Lab expands literacy work to Nebraska With new grant * The University of Notre Dame's Early Learning Foundations (ELF) Lab is partnering in work supported by a nearly $10 million federal grant to strengthen early reading skills in Nebraska. Through the project, the ELF Lab will help scale and evaluate two of its evidence-based shared book reading programs, whi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * New Platte Institute Report: Nebraska Should Retire Its Inheritance Tax Sean Rowen 10/15/2026 Nebraska remains one of just five states in the country that imposes an inheritance tax, leaving families, farms, and small businesses with a tax bill simply for passing assets from one generation to the next. A new report from the Platte Institute makes the case that it is time for Nebraska to finally repeal t  more