ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 12 -- The Center for Individual Freedom issued the following testimony on Feb. 11 by Timothy H. Lee, senior vice president of legal and public affairs, before the Nebraska Legislature Transportation and Telecommunications Committee: Thank you for this important opportunity to speak before you on this critical issue. My name is Timothy Lee, and I have served for fourteen years as Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs at the Center for Individual Freedom,   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 15 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: * * * - New Poll Shows 80% of Nebraska Voters - Including 74% of Gun Owners - Support Extreme Risk Protection Policies Like LB 58, Which Just Passed the Nebraska Judiciary Committee - 52% of Nebraska voters said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate that supported Extreme Risk legislation * * * Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Nebraska chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense i  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 15 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska Medical Center has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2019-2020 academic year by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. UNMC is included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities because it is recognized for producing the most Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the academic year. The Chron  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 13 -- Laryngoscope, a peer-reviewed medical journal that says it focuses on otolaryngology, allergy and rhinology, otology and neurotology, laryngology and bronchoesophagology, head and neck surgery, sleep medicine, pediatric otolaryngology, facial plastics and reconstructive surgery, oncology and communicative disorders from the Triological Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2020 edition: Allergy, Rhinology, and Immunolog  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 15 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Nebraska chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America released polling conducted by SurveyUSA on behalf of Everytown showing that 80% of voters in Nebraska - including 74% of gun owners and 75% of Republicans - support Extreme Risk legislation that would allow a family member or a law enforcement office  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 14 -- The Platte Institute issued the following news release: Nebraska state Sen. Andrew La Grone's Legislative Bill 1187 will be heard in the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. The bill proposes an addition to Nebraska's job licensing reform law, the Occupational Board Reform Act, to provide Universal Recognition of work experience from licensed and certain qualified professionals from other states. Platte Institute Senior Fellow for Job Licensing Laura  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release: The Renewable Fuels Association, Renewable Fuels Nebraska, Nebraska Corn (comprised of the Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association) and Pheasants Forever, Inc. announced the launch of a pilot project in collaboration with Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture to expand critical pollinator habitat as part of the ethanol industry's commitment to improving biodiversit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: * * * - Funding awarded in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caroli  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 13 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing recently held Nightingale White Coat Ceremonies to recognize new students in its Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Students are enrolled in the one-year program at one of the college's nursing divisions located in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk. During the ceremonies, nursing students recited an  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 14 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The fear of sexual assault on college campuses is very real and part of a broader discussion among students about consent, college life and cultural norms. These facts and other interesting and insightful observations will be discussed when Jennifer Hirsch, Ph.D., co-author of Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus presents the findings of years of research o  more