7 February 2012, 8:17 pm
Grand jury to consider death of Neb. inmateGrand Island IndependentNebraska law requires a grand jury investigation when someone dies in custody or while being arrested. Posted in State on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 5:30 pm. Updated: 10:14 pm. 1 Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, ...a... Read More »
7 February 2012, 8:29 am
Iowa Bill Cracks Down on Undocumented WorkersFox NewsAccording to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 17 states now require employers to use the e-verify system, including neighboring Missouri and Nebraska. Some states only require public employers and contractors to use the system.and mo... Read More »
7 February 2012, 4:48 am
Stories appearing in Tuesday's editionQuincy Herald WhigTEACHER-CLASSROOM BONDAGE: The entire staff at a Los Angeles-area elementary school is being removed while authorities investigate horrific allegations of sexual abuse by two of the school's teachers, one of whom is accused of blindfold... Read More »
6 February 2012, 2:01 pm
Attorney General Bruning's Medicaid Fraud Unit Recoveries Top $45 MillionNebraska City News Press“In a balanced-budget state like Nebraska, we must make every taxpayer dollar count,” said Bruning. “This self-funded unit continues to yield millions in recovered funds while protecting our st... Read More »
6 February 2012, 7:56 am
Bill looks at animal abuse reportsAG WeekRecently, I introduced LB915 in the Nebraska State Senate, which changes the statutes relating to reports of animal abuse. Current law requires certain employees to report criminal animal abuse, but LB915 expands this requirement to all persons.... Read More »
1 February 2012, 5:03 am
Scientific American (blog)Guest Post: Why Obama Rejected Keystone XLScientific American (blog)The pipeline passes over sensitive ecological areas in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, and alternative routes have not been investigated. Fall 2011 – The State Department states that it will take another year... Read More »
31 January 2012, 9:21 pm
Samsung, CSR, NFL, Elsevier, Motorola: Intellectual PropertyBloombergThe European Commission said it will investigate whether Samsung broke a 1998 commitment to license any standard essential patents for phones on “fair, reasonable and non- discriminatory terms.” It acted after Samsung claimed l... Read More »
29 January 2012, 4:39 am
Iowa and Nebraska target hidden-camera farm videosChicago TribuneActivists who go undercover to record animal abuse on farms and ranches could face criminal charges under new proposals from Iowa and Nebraska lawmakers, who say activists' videos showing suffering livestock are more about politica... Read More »
27 January 2012, 7:41 am
Man arrested in Mo. for 1989 Ord murderLexington Clipper HeraldOldson, 45, was arrested at 7 pm Tuesday in Randolph, Mo., on a warrant from the Nebraska State Patrol, according to the Clay County, Mo., Sheriff's Department. Authorities there believe he had been living in the area for about three... Read More »
23 January 2012, 11:08 pm
ClaimsJournal.comE. coli grant hits home for researcherOmaha World-Herald... a veterinary scientist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, learned that a team of researchers that he is leading was awarded a $25 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture — the university's largest USDA... Read More »
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