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Advocates and Voters File to Protect Washington Voters' Privacy (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release:
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Advocates and Voters File to Protect Washington Voters' Privacy
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Common Cause, Washington Conservation Action Education Fund, and a Washington voter have filed a motion to intervene in United States v. Hobbs. The organizations and voters seek to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining Washingtonians' sensitive personal data. The intervenors are represented by attorneys from Campaign more PR
Attorney General Brenna Bird Fights for States' Rights to Ensure Election Integrity (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 31 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Fights for States' Rights to Ensure Election Integrity
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DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a 25-state coalition in a brief before the United States Supreme Court defending Arizona's right to ensure election integrity in their election process.
The coalition maintains that Arizona should be able to ensure that its voters are citizens as part of t more PR
BLM launches new web tool to expand grazing opportunities and support healthier public lands (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release:
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BLM launches new web tool to expand grazing opportunities and support healthier public lands
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WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management today announced the launch of a new web-based map tool designed to connect ranchers with information on vacant grazing allotments on public lands available for targeted prescribed grazing. The tool supports the agency's broader ef more PR
Creighton University Expands Research Focus with Strong Emphasis on Student Engagement and Innovation (10)
OMAHA, Nebraska, March 31 -- Creighton University posted the following Q&A with Juliane Strauss-Soukup, associate vice provost for research and scholarship:
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A University Committed to Research
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As Creighton continues to expand its research presence, student involvement remains central. As associate vice provost for Research and Scholarship, Juliane Strauss-Soukup, BS, PhD, works across campus to support faculty scholarship and undergraduate and graduate research.
She reflects on Crei more PR
Experience Lab produces educational video on active shooter response for UNLPD (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 31 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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Experience Lab produces educational video on active shooter response for UNLPD
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln police staff and students have produced a new tool to empower students to take their safety into their own hands.
A new video created by Production House, part of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications' Experience Lab, for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department prov more PR
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Tenth District Services Activity Expanded Further in March (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 1 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on March 31, 2026:
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Tenth District Services Activity Expanded Further in March
The Services Survey monitors services firms selected according to geographic distribution, employment mix and size.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the March Services Survey (https://www.kansascityfed.org/surveys/services-survey/tenth-district-services-activity-expanded-furt more PR
Gov. Pillen Announces Date of 2nd Annual Youth Summit, Invites Students to Register (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 31 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Gov. Pillen Announces Date of 2nd Annual Youth Summit, Invites Students to Register
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LINCOLN, NE -Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced that the 2026 Governor's Youth Summit will take place in Kearney, Nebraska at the Younes Conference Center North on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. The Youth Summit will coincide with the annual Governor's Summit. This year marks the second Youth Summit; the ina more PR
Nebraska Releases 2025 Annual Energy Report, Highlighting Affordability and Grid Resilience Successes (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 31 (TNSrpt) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news:
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Nebraska Releases 2025 Annual Energy Report, Highlighting Affordability and Grid Resilience Successes
By Campbell Delahoyde, NASEO
The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) released its 2025 Annual State Energy Report, detailing the agency's ongoing work to make energy more efficient, reliable, and affordable for Nebraskans. Through programs lik more PR
New Creighton Law clinic supports Omaha small businesses (10)
OMAHA, Nebraska, March 31 -- Creighton University posted the following news:
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New Creighton Law clinic supports Omaha small businesses
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The Creighton University School of Law expanded its clinical offerings in January 2026 with the launch of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic, providing no-cost legal services to small-business owners and entrepreneurs in North and South Omaha.
The clinic builds on a strong foundation of experiential learning, joining the school's existing more PR
Sens. Scott, Budd, colleagues introduce FARM Stability Act to stabilize agricultural labor costs (10)
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Sens. Scott, Budd, colleagues introduce FARM Stability Act to stabilize agricultural labor costs
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WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joined Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) in introducing the Farmworker Access and Retention Modernization (FARM) Stability Act, which would codify the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) initiative to stabilize agricultural labor costs. This legislation aims to provide more PR
Sentinel Task Force Det. 10 Advances ICBM Modernization at F.E. Warren AFB (10)
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, March 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news:
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Sentinel Task Force Det. 10 Advances ICBM Modernization at F.E. Warren AFB
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Leaders from across the Department of War and state partners gathered March 11, 2026, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. to officially cut the ribbon for the Sentinel Task Force's new Detachment 10 facility, marking another milestone supporting modernization of the inte more PR
Sixth Iteration of Power Wargame Provides Strategic Insights for Leaders (10)
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, April 1 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news:
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Sixth iteration of Power Wargame provides strategic insights for leaders
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - U.S. Strategic Command recently brought together experts in the U.S. Government and from Allied nations to use rigor and data to consider and examine ways to deescalate an international crisis.
The U.S. Air Force Wargaming Institute hosted the USSTRATCOM-sponsored Power Wargame 2026, an more PR
Student Press Law Center: Nebraska Student Appeals Censorship of Editorial Cartoon (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 1 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news:
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Nebraska student appeals censorship of editorial cartoon
A Nebraska student journalist, with the help of the Student Press Law Center, is pushing back against censorship at his high school, and he hopes it will secure press freedom for all students in his district.
Gretna East High School junior Nicholas Mitchell filed an appeal yesterday with the Gretna Public Schools Board of Education, asking the more PR
Study highlights role of risk attitudes in crop insurance outcomes (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 31 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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Study highlights role of risk attitudes in crop insurance outcomes
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Welcome to Pocket Science : a glimpse at recent research from Husker scientists and engineers. For those who want to quickly learn the "What," "So what" and "Now what" of Husker research.
What?
Crop insurance plays a critical role in agricultural risk management by providing financial protection when disasters such as flooding, ha more PR
UAH Earth System Science Center Scientist Selected as U.S. Drought Monitor Author (10)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 1 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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UAH Earth System Science Center scientist selected as U.S. Drought Monitor author
Paola Pinto
A University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) scientist is stepping onto the national stage to help shape how the country understands and responds to drought. Jonathan Case, a principal research scientist for the Earth System Science Center at UAH, a part of The University of Alabama System, has been selected as more PR
University leaders seek input for 'Bold Path Forward' (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 31 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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University leaders seek input for 'Bold Path Forward'
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is launching Our Bold Path Forward, a strategic framework to guide the university through the 2028-29 academic year. The university community will have a direct role in shaping the plan through a series of workshops and feedback opportunities.
The initiative, which will align with the University of Nebraska sys more PR
University of Nebraska professor outlines how politicians exploit voter information fatigue (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 31 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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Barton outlines how politicians exploit voter information fatigue
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Dona-Gene Barton, associate professor of political science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was interviewed for a March 26 HuffPost article on how politicians on both sides of the aisle have taken advantage of Americans' shortened attention spans to sway public opinion in their favor.
When a topic feels more "cognitively demand more PR
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release:
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USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters
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Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. more PR
Youth leaders bring lived experience to Nebraska homelessness advocacy (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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Youth leaders bring lived experience to Nebraska homelessness advocacy
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Three young Nebraskans used their lived experience and research to present policy recommendations to state leaders during Legislative Days 2026, part of a statewide effort to address youth homelessness.
Dez Fisher, Jeni Fry and Jiromi Corona, members of the Statewide Youth Action Board on Homelessness, traveled with Angela Gebha more PR
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