LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 27 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Achievements | Honors, appointments and publications for March 27 * Recent achievements for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln community were earned by Alex Chmielewski, Bradley Ekwerekwu, Andrew Dominguez Farias, Sai Suvidh Madela, Max Perry Mueller, James C. Schnable, Yanan (Laura) Wang and Ankit Yadav. Honors Ankit Yadav, a doctoral student, Alex Chmielewski, a research technologist and master's more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 27 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Architecture planning collaboration continues to shape downtown David City * Five years after Community and Regional Planning students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln began developing a downtown revitalization plan with local partners, the resulting vision continues to shape redevelopment efforts in David City. The David City Downtown Revitalization Plan, developed during a 2021 UNL planning st more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect religious freedom * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Iowa and 16 other states supporting a public schoolteacher's challenge to a district policy preventing her from decorating her classroom with a small personal crucifix. The district asks teachers to decorate their classrooms. Mrs. Arroyo-Castro's walls were more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon, Pappas Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Predatory Practices Used by Claim Sharks * Legislation follows NPR reporting on claim sharks using auto-dialers to spam a VA hotline meant for vets WASHINGTON - Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Congressman Don Bacon more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Fischer, Merkley Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Red Tape and Invest in Watershed Projects in Face of Extreme Drought * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, and U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) reintroduced the  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 23 -- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, a provider of commercial property, casualty, healthcare and executive and professional lines and marine insurance, issued the following news release: * * * BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE LAUNCHES EXECUTIVE FIRST D&O LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES IN SWITZERLAND Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced the introduction of two new Executive First D&O Liability Insurance policies in Switzerland: more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Fatal Work Injuries in Nebraska 2024 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - March 27, 2026 * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 25 in 2024 for Nebraska, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Nebraska was down 45.7 percent from 46 in 2023. (See chart 1.) The fatal work injury rate was  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Leads FARM Stability Act to Stabilize Agricultural Labor Costs * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led several of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Farmworker Access and Retention Modernization (FARM) Stability Act today, which would codify the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) initiative to stabilize agricultural labor costs. This legislation aims to provide farmers wi more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 27 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Buell uses 3-3 program to move from ranch life to law school * Brooklyn Buell grew up on a Sandhills ranch caring for the environment and wanting to continue protecting it in a career outside of ranching. Now a junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she has identified environmental law as that career and the 3-3 Law Program as an affordable way to reach her goals. The College of Law 3-3 progra more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 25, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * Appeals court backs Trump on MN alien detention The case, decided by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, originated out of the Minnesota federal district. It was one of many such habeas corpus cases seeking the release of one or more illegal aliens detai more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: * * * Commonsense Steps to Restore Trust * Growing up in Gering, I learned early on that commitment is key. Reputation and relationships are built by keeping one's commitments. This principle has guided me throughout my life and continues to shape my work in Congress today. In Nebraska, a handshake still means something. That sense of trust between neighbors is part of what makes our communities strong. It  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Highlights USDA's Precision Ag Research Center at UNL to Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood testified before the House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Congressman Flood's testimony emphasized the work and progress of the Unite more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 27 -- The Nebraska Department of Economic Development issued the following news: * * * DED Announces Sponsorship Opportunities through "The Good Life Is Calling" Campaign The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) is offering sponsorship opportunities to collaborate on The Good Life Is Calling campaign to attract talent to Nebraska. Through partnership with DED, sponsors can raise their profile with professional prospects, while amplifying Nebraska's top s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12981) on March 25, 2026, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink: * * * Defense Primer: U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM or STRATCOM) is a Department of Defense (DOD) functional (as opposed to geographic) combatant command (CCMD) whose stated mission is to "conduct operations to deter strategic attack and employ forces, as directed, to guara more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats Score Major Victory in Trump's Backyard While Trump is Jacking Up the Cost of Gas and Health Care This week, Democrats handed Donald Trump and Republicans another humiliating defeat, this time in Trump's own backyard. Democrat Emily Gregory flipped Florida's House District 87, Trump's home district, which he won by 11 points in 2024. Gregory's victory i more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 27 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Four Huskers win Roper Sports Writing awards * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications recently announced the winners of the Lynn and Dana Roper Sports Writing Competition. The annual competition tests students' ability to produce clear, concise, accurate and compelling stories about sports. The first-place winner received a $2,500 cash award, second place $2, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Bacon: Our Military's IT Has Never Been More Important U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of Defense's progress on cybersecurity a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Flood: We Need to Abate the Flooding Risk Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Housing and Insurance Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Mike Flood (NE-01), to investigate ways to lower the costs and damage of flooding. Read Subcommittee Chairman Flood's opening remarks more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Reviews Mitigation Tactics to Reduce the Risk of Flooding Yesterday, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, led by Chairman Mike Flood (NE-01), examined how targeted mitigation investments can reduce flood damage, strengthen community prepar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The Huntington Museum of Art, West Virginia, is preparing to repatriate human remains and funerary belongings linked to Native American ancestors following a completed inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The collection includes 117 funerary belongings recovered over decades from sites in Cabell County and Wayne County, West Virginia. These items range from tools and ornaments to ceremonial objects placed with the deceased a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The Illinois State Museum, Springfield, has completed an inventory of ancestral human remains and is preparing for repatriation to Native American tribes following findings under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Museum officials determined that the remains, representing at least 16 individuals, are culturally affiliated with federally recognized tribes which include Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 27 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Indiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen Welcomed Home After Successful "DC Safe and Beautiful" Mission * INDIANAPOLIS - After four months of dedicated service in the nation's capital, 300 Hoosier Guardsmen are returning home. These soldiers are part of a specialized National Guard Response Force (NGRF) and successfully completed their deployment in support of the "DC Safe and Beautiful" more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- Marshall University is preparing to return the remains of 27 individuals and 26 funerary objects to affiliated tribes following a completed inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The institution identified the individuals through a review of collections tied to several locations across West Virginia, including the Clover Site in Cabell County, areas near Point Pleasant in Mason County and Sycamore Creek in Putnam County. Addit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Memorial Community Hospital and Health System, Blair, Nebraska, submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration urging the agency not to replace the current upfront discount model under the 340B Drug Pricing Program with a rebate-based mechanism. In the letter, MCH emphasizes that adopting a rebate model would impose considerable administrative, financial, and operational burdens that far exceed any potential benefits. Citing HRSA's  more ST

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska mother settles lawsuit against state restrictions on home births * Omaha, Nebraska; March 27, 2026: Last week, Nebraska mother Hope Lindstrom reached a favorable agreement under which the State agreed to provide her a religious accommodation that will allow her to have a certified nurse midwife assist with her home birth. "We appreciate the State's cooper more PR

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska posted the following news release: * * * Omaha Man Sentenced for Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Officer Involving the Intent to Commit Another Felony United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Osmar Lorenzo-Genchi, 20, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 18, 2026, in federal court in Omaha for assaulting, resisting, or impeding officer involving the intent to commit another felony.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Issues Statement on Senate's DHS Deal * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement after the Senate reached a deal late last night to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "After waiting over a month to even meet, Democrats finally agreed to work with Republicans on a deal that reopens most of the Department of Homeland  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 27 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Students embark on spring break to experience majestic crane migration * During the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's spring break week, 10 students traveled alongside four School of Natural Resources instructors to central Nebraska to watch as hundreds of thousands of Sandhill cranes descended on the Platte River. The cranes rest in Nebraska to refuel during their yearly migration north. The trip, co more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 27 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Students, faculty and alumni honored at 2026 Ferguson College of Agriculture Scholarship and Awards banquet * Media Contact: Kristin Knight | Office of Communications & Marketing, OSU Agriculture | 405-744-1130 | kristin.knight@okstate.edu On March 26, the Oklahoma State University's Ferguson College of Agriculture presented scholarships to more than 150 continuing students at the annual Scholarshi more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 27 -- The U.S. Army Medicine posted the following news: * * * US Army tests medical readiness tracker for the first time in Africa during Justified Accord 2026 * DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - U.S. Army military medical professionals tested the Medical Currency Application for Readiness Tracking 2.0, a digital, field-medicine tracker, for the first time in Africa during Justified Accord 2026 at Lugalo General Military Hospital and Msata Military Training Base, March 2-12 more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * $2.5 million gift will support transportation safety research and engineering scholarships Generosity from Janusz Jeremiasz Filipiak '05 will advance work at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and in the College of Engineering. By Albert Raboteau Janusz Jeremiasz Filipiak '05 recently extended his family's extraordinary legacy of leveraging higher education to foster innovation by giving $2.5 million t more PR