WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford, Costa, A. Smith Introduce National Ag Day Resolution * Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), and Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating March 24, 2026, as National Agriculture Day and recognizing the importance of agriculture as one of the most impactful industries in the United States. Read the text of the resoluti more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 24 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson stands up for farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Iowa and 22 other states supporting a challenge to a Massachusetts law that bans the sale, and even transportation, of any pork that was produced in violation of Massachusetts hog housing space requirements. In their friend-of-the-court brief, t more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Fight for Pork Producers at the United States Supreme Court * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading 24 states in a brief asking the United States Supreme Court to rule that Massachusetts's radical pork ban is unconstitutional. Massachusetts's "Question 3" pork ban prevents other states from selling pork in or transporting through Massachus more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon, Meeks Demand Bessent & Rubio Explain Easing of Russian Oil Sanctions * Washington, DC \-Representatives Don Bacon and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers on the Trump administration's decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil. The lawmakers wa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Costa, Alford, A. Smith Introduce National Ag Day Resolution * Washington, DC \- Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), and Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating March 24, 2026, as National Agriculture Day and recognizing the importance of agriculture as one of the most impactful industries in the United States. "A gricultu more PR

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 25 -- Creighton University posted the following news: * * * Creighton University and University of Nebraska System announce launch of Nebraska Leaders Program * Creighton University and the University of Nebraska System today announced the launch of the Nebraska Leaders Program, a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative designed to identify, develop and retain Nebraska's most promising undergraduate talent. The Nebraska Leaders Program brings together the University o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Joins Agriculture Secretary Rollins, Nebraska Leaders to Survey Wildfire Damage * OGALLALA - Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) welcomed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooks Rollins to Nebraska to survey Morrill fire damage and meet with first responders and locals impacted by the wildfire. "Today Secretary Rollins saw firsthand the scale of these wildfires and the devastation they br more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * Time is running out to claim $1.2 billion in refunds for tax year 2022; taxpayers face April 15 deadline The Internal Revenue Service today announced that over 1.3 million people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2022 and face an April 15 deadline to submit their tax returns. The IRS estimates that approximately $1.2 billion in refunds remains unclaimed fo more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 24 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Jack earns dissertation fellowship with Bureau of Economic Research * The National Bureau of Economic Research has awarded University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Rebecca Jack a 2025-26 dissertation fellowship through its highly selective Gender in the Economy program. The fellowship provides funding and mentorship to advance Jack's research examining how access to after-school care affects p more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 25 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City Fed Announces Director Election Result and Appointment The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City announces the following director election result to fill a vacant seat on its Kansas City Board of Directors. Clark Lauritzen, chairman and president, First National Bank of Omaha, Omaha, Neb., was elected by Group 1 banks as a Class A director to serve the unexpired portio more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 24 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska FFA celebrates series of landmark achievements * Spring has yet to arrive, but FFA is already blossoming in Nebraska in remarkable fashion. Consider what's happening in Gibbon, a town of 1,878 in Buffalo County. The high school started its first FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America) chapter in fall 2023 as part of the dramatic increase Nebraska has seen in its number of FFA chapters. Fr more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 25 -- NRC Health, a provider of customer intelligence in healthcare, issued the following news: * * * Reimagining Patient-Centered Healthcare for a New Consumer Era People don't experience healthcare as a neat sequence of steps--they experience it as a series of barriers, decisions, anxieties, and hopes. Today, those human realities are colliding with rising expectations: consumers want frictionless access, honest communication, and care that takes into account who  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Celebrates "Venerable" Father Flanagan * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today,U.S.Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statementafter Pope Leo XIV proclaimed that Fr. Edward Joseph Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, lived a life of heroic virtue -a step in the process of canonization for sainthood: "The Venerable Father Flanagan was a dedicated priest and exemplary Nebraskan. His commi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Celebrates Markwayne Mullin's Confirmation as Secretary of Homeland Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today,U.S.Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after voting to successfully confirm Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "Markwayne Mullin is a patriot and a good man. He's been a great colleague and fr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Leads National Day of Play Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced a resolution to designate the first Saturday after the Spring Equinox as the annual "National Day of Play." The resolution passed by unanimous consent. Amid what the Surgeon General has declared an epidemic of loneliness and social isol more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Statement on Tour of Fire Damage, Meeting with Farmers and Ranchers in Ogallala * Ogallala, NE - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Governor Jim Pillen, Senator Deb Fischer, Representative Adrian Smith, and other officials in meeting with farmers and ranchers in Ogallala. Senator Ricketts released the following statement after wit more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 25 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * SDSU has strong representation at Midwest Section ASAS Annual Meeting By Madison Weishaar The 2026 Midwest American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting was held March 8-11 in Omaha, Nebraska, bringing together researchers and students from 12 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. "Faculty and students from South Dakota State University were highly successful at the Midwest ASAS Annual  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Announces 2026 Angels in Adoption Nominations * Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) opened nominations this week for the 2026 Angels in Adoption Award for Nebraska's Third District. Angels in Adoption, a project of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, provides Members of Congress the opportunity to honor an individual or entity from their districts for extraordinary contribution more PR

DULUTH, Minnesota, March 25 -- The University of Minnesota Duluth Campus issued the following news: * * * UMD awarded USDA grant to advance bioethanol waste conversion Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) awarded $650,000 for research into sustainable solutions. * The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has been awarded a significant grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The $650,000 award supports innovative research to advance bioethanol waste conversio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * UPS Admits Driver Buyouts Violate Teamsters Contract in Central Region United Parcel Service (UPS) notified the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday that it was withdrawing its latest driver buyout scheme in Central Region states after nearly 37 local unions filed grievances against the parcel giant for shamelessly violating the UPS Teamsters contract. Thi more PR