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State Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for 2024-11-24 ( 10 items )  
Associate Sapphire Andersen Shares Insights on Nebraska Paid Sick Leave With Fremont Area Chamber Members (10)
OMAHA, Nebraska, Nov. 21 -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: Baird Holm Associate Sapphire Andersen has been invited to speak at a professional roundtable organized by the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce. She will provide valuable insights on Nebraska's Paid Sick Leave law, which is set to take effect on October 1, 2025. This discussion is designed to help professionals strategize and implement best practices, with the expert guidance from an attorney at our firm. For more more PR

Creighton University: Hogan Awarded $200k NSF Grant to Study Accessibility in Health Professions (10)
OMAHA, Nebraska, Nov. 15 -- Creighton University issued the following news: History and science coalesce in Andrew Hogan's, PhD, academic world. The Fr. Henry W. Casper, SJ, Professor of History in Creighton University's Department of History, professor within the Department of Medical Humanities and director of the Science and Medicine in Society program knows a little about working outside traditional academic silos. He is a humanities professor with an undergraduate biology degree whose res more PR

Hollywood Husker Highlights Path From Student to Art Director on Major Motion Pictures (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 21 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: Award-winning art director and UNL alum Alex Gordon Stotz, one of the creative driving forces behind blockbuster hits like "Barbie" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," returned to campus as part of the Hyde Lecture, "Architecture in Film," on Nov. 11. The College of Architecture and the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts presented the event in collaboration with Sheldon Museum of Art. The more PR

Husker Research on Turtles Featured in Harvest Public Media (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: Ongoing research led by Larkin Powell, professor of conservation biology and animal ecology and director of the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was featured in a Nov. 18 Harvest Public Media story on how drought is impacting wildlife. Each summer since 2005, Powell has taken a group of Husker undergraduates to a pond near Keystone, Nebraska, to collect data on painted more PR

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Sues Truck Manufacturers for Conspiring to Force Transition to Electric Trucks (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 20 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers filed an antitrust lawsuit against some of the nation's largest heavy-duty truck manufacturers for an alleged plot to stifle the availability of internal-combustion semi-trucks in favor of electric ones. California has imposed a series of regulations designed to essentially eliminate semi-trucks with internal combustion engines. Other states have adop more PR

Neb. A.G. Hilgers, Other State Attorneys General Propose Remedies to End Google's Search Engine Monopoly (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 52 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice to propose a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawfully maintained search engine monopoly and revive competition for the benefit of consumers. In December 2020, the Nebraska Department of Justice joined a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit more PR

Neb. A.G. Hilgers: Nebraska Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License Revoked for Fraud (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: On November 20, 2024, Nebraska's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Timothy Tesmer revoked the licenses of Andrea Meisinger, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Nurse Practitioner and registered nurse in Nebraska. Meisinger has been running a business called AR Virtual Health, which advertises GLP-1 medications such as Tirzepatide and Semaglutide for weight loss on their website more PR

Neb. Gov. Pillen Appoints DHHS Director of Medicaid and Long-Term Care (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 20 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has announced his appointment of Drew Gonshorowski as director of Medicaid and Long-Term Care (MLTC) for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Gonshorowski will assume his duties on December 9, at a salary of $185,000 a year. For the past 12 years, Gonshorowski has served as a policy analyst, most recently as senior research fellow for Paragon Health Institute and bef more PR

Neb. Gov. Pillen, Delegates Build Relationships in Czech Republic & German During Trade Mission (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 20 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen and a delegation of agency, agriculture, manufacturing, military and university representatives completed a trade mission to the Czech Republic and Germany, two countries with which Nebraska boasts significant and positive ties. Final days in Germany included meetings with Bayer and Evonik, two companies with facilities in Nebraska. The group also took part in a meet-and-greet rece more PR

University of Nebraska Innovation Studio Launching Robotics Fellowship Program (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 21 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Deann Gayman Nebraska Innovation Studio -- the makerspace at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln -- is launching a groundbreaking program that aims to advance Nebraska's next robotics builders and inventors. The NIS Robotics Fellowship Program will select an inaugural class of fellows to launch their idea or project and gain valuable training and guidance through studio staff and a panel of experts who will  more PR