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Attorney General Knudsen leads coalition urging EPA to halt funding climate activist group
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 23-state coalition of attorneys general urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel grants to the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) which has been funding climate advocacy...

Carr Files Brief in Support of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz”
ATLANTA, GA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a brief in support of the State of Florida’s immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The brief was filed in response to a lower court order that halts construction...

Governor Pillen Announces Appointments to Boards and Commissions
NEBRASKA, August 29 - CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 Governor Pillen Announces Appointments to Boards and Commissions LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced appointments made to boards and commissions from April 1, 2025...

Nebraska Expands Teacher Apprenticeships with $1 Million Investment
News Release August 19, 2025 The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is excited to announce the award of approximately $1 million in funding to Chadron State College and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln through the third round of the state’s...

Family-Owned Manufacturer Flourishes in Rural Nebraska
“Make playing with fire your day job!” That is the slogan Klute advertises on a billboard along Highway 81 in York, Nebraska to catch the attention of potential employees. With accelerating demand for its products, the steel fabricator is...

Family-Owned Manufacturer Flourishes in Rural Nebraska
“Make playing with fire your day job!” That is the slogan Klute advertises on a billboard along Highway 81 in York, Nebraska to catch the attention of potential employees. With accelerating demand for its products, the steel fabricator is...

Environmental Crimes Bulletin - July 2025
View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: Cases by District/Circuit Recently Charged United States v. Carlos Abundez No. 3:25-mj-03726 (Southern District of California) AUSA Jacqueline Jimenez On July 7, 2025, prosecutors filed a...

Digital Marketing Services and Advanced Search Optimization from CadenceSEO Now Available for Nebraska Businesses
The digital marketing firm expands its reach to companies in the Cornhusker State interested in new SEO techniques, such as Search Everywhere Optimization. GILBERT, AZ, UNITED STATES, August 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- CadenceSEO is proud to...

Omaha Engineering Graduate Pioneers Sustainable Lawn Care with Robotic Mowing Technology
Omaha lawn care firm Kanger Lawns marks 3-year success with robotic mower tech, combining engineering expertise with eco-friendly residential maintenance. OMAHA , NE, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Kanger Lawns, a...

Titan Machinery Inc. Announces Results for Fiscal Second Quarter Ended July 31, 2025
- Reiterates $100 Million Inventory Reduction Target for Fiscal 2026 - - Updates Modeling Assumptions for Fiscal 2026 - WEST FARGO, N.D., Aug. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Titan Machinery Inc. (Nasdaq: TITN) ("Titan" or the "Company"), a leading...

As School Year Starts, Teachers Deserve Our Thanks
NEBRASKA, August 22 - As School Year Starts, Teachers Deserve Our Thanks By Governor Jim Pillen August 22, 2025 As the school year kicks off, it’s a good time to tell Nebraska’s teachers thank you. They are difference makers, and the men and women...
Kansas Medicaid Director Selected for National Medicaid Leadership Institute’s 2026 Class
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is pleased to announce that Christine Osterlund, KDHE deputy secretary of agency integration and state Medicaid director, has been selected to participate in the Center for Health Care Strategies...

Former Air Force Judge Advocate Forms Exploratory Committee for Independent Challenge to U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith
LEMOYNE, NE, UNITED STATES, August 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mark Cohen, a former Air Force Judge Advocate, Lemoyne resident, and karate instructor in Ogallala, has launched an exploratory committee to consider an independent campaign for...

Black Hills Corp. and NorthWestern Energy to Combine in All-Stock Merger to Create a Premier Regional Regulated Electric and Natural Gas Utility Company
Increased scale and business line diversity to result in a stronger, more resilient platform to safely, reliably, and cost-effectively meet customers’ rising energy needs Merger expected to be accretive to each company’s EPS in the first year...

Via Positiva Center for Behavioral Health Innovation Names Former SAMHSA Region 7 Administrator Kim Freese as CEO
CBHI Will Provide Behavioral Health Providers and Delivery Systems Navigate Current Funding & Behavioral Health Service Delivery Realities HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Via Positiva, a New Mexico Behavioral...
U.S. Water Power Industry Engages in Day of Action for National Hydropower Day
Washington, D.C., Aug. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. water power industry is engaging in a day of action today in celebration of National Hydropower Day to remind Americans that “hydro is here” in their communities and highlight...

Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition to Help Restore America’s Energy Independence and Lower Energy Prices
DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a coalition of 28 attorneys general asking the Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate the harmful Biden-Harris greenhouse-gas emissions standards for power plants. The Biden-era rule...

Attorney General Hilgers Announces Victory in Challenge to Illegal “Clean Truck Partnership”
Lincoln, NE—Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced resolution of Nebraska’s pending lawsuit challenging the Clean Truck Partnership. Today’s announcement reflects the manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks stating that California’s heavy-duty...

USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm
News August 15, 2025 News article U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, on August 15, 2025, at the Texas State Capitol alongside Governor Greg Abbott and stakeholders from across the country announced the largest initiative yet in the...

Moose, Deer & Elk from CWD Areas Must be Processed Before Entry into Vermont
Hunters traveling outside Vermont to hunt moose, deer, or elk need to follow a regulation designed to protect Vermont's deer and moose from chronic wasting disease, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Moose were added to the...