WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Leads Bicameral Bill Cracking Down on Excessive Trucking Lawsuits * LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood (NE), along with Congressmen Jake Ellzey (TX), Jay Obernolte (CA), and David Rouzer (NC) introduced the Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (NE) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. The legislation aims to address the recent  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Permanently Restore Biological Sex Standard * Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined 10 of his Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Title IX Clarification Act, which would ensure Title IX anti-discrimination requirements tied to federal education funding are based on biological sex and not "sexual orientation or gender identity."   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Leads Nebraska Delegation Letter Supporting USMCA * On Friday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) led the Nebraska congressional delegation in sending a letter to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Greer expressing support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA). USMCA has led to increased market access and certainty for Nebraska farmers, ranchers,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Op-Ed: MATCH Act Can Protect America's AI Lead from China * The following op-ed by U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) was originally published by the Washington Times on August 10, 2026. Industry and government officials widely believed that American frontier models were six months ahead of Chinese competitors. That lead shrank last month when the China-b  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 12 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Barajas-Moreno builds on knowledge of prescribed fire use in forestry management By Kristina Jackson, University Communication and Marketing Salomon Barajas-Moreno spent his summer studying Nebraska woodlands and how the species within them affect one another -- knowledge he hopes to apply to his future career in landscape architecture. The junior landscape architecture major from Omaha assisted with   more