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(Lincoln, NE)- The Nebraska State Patrol Troop B Headquarters-Norfolk joined District 5 of the Iowa State Patrol and the South Dakota Highway Patrol today, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in announcing summer enforcement plans for the region. The Nebraska State Patrol Troop B Headquarters- Norfolk will join troopers from Iowa and South Dakota in a series of saturation enforcement patrols designed to target crash causing violations.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEB. (May 12, 2008)—The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded $871,791 in Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Funds (NAHTF) to the Community Development Agency of South Sioux City to construct 48 rental units for individuals and families as part of the new Liberty Place development.

(Lincoln, Neb) Attorney General Jon Bruning along with Attorneys General from 48 other states and the District of Columbia announced today that Facebook agreed to changes to better protect children from predators and inappropriate content.

(Lincoln, Neb) Attorney General Jon Bruning is in northern Iraq this week at the request of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which is trying to increase connections with U.S. leaders in order to tell Americans about “the other Iraq.” The Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq is a place where there is personal security and political stability. The purpose of the trip is for Kurds to build relationships with American state leaders and point out that there is a different part of Iraq.

LINCOLN – The public is invited to vote online from May 12-23 to determine the winners in the 2008 Nebraska Spirit Art Contest. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade submitted original artwork showcasing Nebraska. The contest is sponsored by Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale and Nebraska.gov, the state’s Web portal.

LINCOLN – Secretary of State John Gale predicted a turnout of 27 percent of registered voters for the May 13 Nebraska primary election. Gale cited several factors in his forecast for a low turnout: