GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 19 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region All-Defensive Teams Announced The 2026 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region All-Defensive teams have been announced in all 10 regions. The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. III All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. Paul Hesse of the University of Mount Union serves as Ch  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- AARP issued the following news release on June 17, 2026 with United Way Worldwide: * * * AARP and United Way Worldwide Expand 211 Caregiver Program to 10 New States - Increasing Support for Millions More Family Caregivers Expansion into additional 211 call centers brings the program to 32 states and Puerto Rico, reaching 50% of the total U.S. population, and accessible to an estimated 36 million family caregivers - Millions more family caregivers across the country no  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on June 18, 2026: * * * AFPI Applauds FTC Lawsuit Against WPATH Harming American Children The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement in response to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with the states of Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas, filing suit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) for allegedly promoting false and unsubstantia  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Alleged Ringleader of UFC Terrorist Plot is a Mexican Illegal Alien This illegal alien was granted DACA by the Obama Administration  - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement announcing that the suspected ringleader of the failed terrorist plot against UFC Freedom 250 is a Mexican illegal alien who overstayed a B2 visitor visa.  Accord  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the First Amendment rights of pro-life Americans Attorney General Alan Wilson recently joined a 20-state friend-of-the-court brief in support of the First Amendment right of the Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford, Illinois, at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  The PCC of Rockford holds to a traditional Christian teaching on human life and  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 18 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Sues City of Lincoln Over Its Unconstitutional Minimum Wage Ordinance * Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the City of Lincoln over its unconstitutional minimum wage ordinance. The lawsuit asks the courts to stop the City's power grab and enjoin enforcement of a municipal ordinance in direct conflict with State law. In 2026, the Nebraska Legislature   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * BOEBERT SECURES OVER $16 MILLION FOR COLORADO WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN COMMITTEE-PASSED APPROPRIATIONS BILLS * Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-04) secured more than $16 million in critical community project funding requests for Colorado's Fourth Congressional District as part of the FY27 Appropriations Bills that have advanced through the House Appropriations Committee.  "I am thrilled that  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * DETRANSITIONERS REACT: FTC Takes Aim at WPATH Alleging Deceptive Claims About Pediatric Gender Medicine In a major escalation of scrutiny surrounding so-called "gender affirming care" for minors, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by the states of Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Alaska, has filed a lawsuit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Heal  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 19 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Edgeworks digitizes Nebraska's I-80 sculpture garden for America 250 By Kathe Andersen, Fine and Performing Arts As part of the national America 250 celebrations, the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, through its research and emerging media production team Edgeworks, has digitized and 3D-scanned each of the sculptures included in Nebraska's Interstate 80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project in co  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following information collection: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, plans to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to analyze the effects of a program to suppress populations of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets from rangeland in seventeen states of the western United   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 18 -- Creighton University posted the following news: * * * IPH Announces FY27 President's Fund Grant Recipients * Creighton's Institute for Population Health (IPH) has awarded funding to five faculty-led proposals from the special President's Fund in Population Health. Now in its third year, this IPH program supports faculty from across Creighton and their innovative projects at the intersection of healthcare and community to measurably improve population health and he  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- State-Level Impacts of Key Medicaid Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act - A report from Rand - June 18, 2026, (119 pages) - Preethi Rao, Lawrence Baker, Federico Girosi, Elaine Li, Rose Kerber, and Christine Eibner Here are excerpts: * * * On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21), a massive budget reconciliation package with implications for many sectors of the U.S. econom  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Introduces Bill to Improve SNAP Efficiency * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act. This bill would make the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) more efficient and reduce application backlogs by allowing limited term contractors. This would allow state agencies to make eligibility determinations and distribute  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Bank-Fintech Partnerships * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act. This bill would require a comprehensive study on partnerships between financial technology (fintech) companies and small-to-medium sized banks and credit unions. Strength  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Statement on Signing of U.S.-Iran MOU * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after the signing of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU): "I am deeply grateful for our brave service women and men who have executed Operation Epic Fury. We will never forget those who lost their lives in defense of our freedom, including Nebr  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Fischer Broadband Map Oversight Bill * Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-NV) bill, the Modernization, Accountability, and Planning (MAP) for Broadband Funding Act, to make sure the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Broadband Funding Map is working effectively for the public, government agencies, and broa  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 19 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Poust helps identify new species of feathered dinosaur Field course set researcher on path to paleontology career now shaping student research at Nebraska U By Troy Fedderson, University Communication and Marketing Ashley Poust's path to discovering a new species of feathered dinosaur began with a class he never expected to enjoy. Looking to satisfy a science requirement as an undergraduate, Poust si  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 17 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus posted the following news: * * * Why Do Some People Thrive on Caffeine, but Others Feel Nothing? Zebrafish Have Some Clues * Ever wondered why some people drink a cup of coffee and feel a spark of energy, while others drink the same cup and feel jittery, anxious, or nothing at all? University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology may have found part of the answer u  more