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A petition drive to ensure paid sick leave for Nebraska workers got a fast start out of the fund-raising gate, thanks to help from a national organization.

A petition drive to ensure paid sick leave for Nebraska workers got a fast start out of the fund-raising gate, thanks to help from a national organization.

A petition drive to ensure paid sick leave for Nebraska workers got a fast start out of the fund-raising gate, thanks to help from a national organization.

Seventy “Leaders Engaged and Activated to Drive System-wide change,” otherwise known as LEADS fellows, celebrated graduation at Northern Essex Community College. Fellows from Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill LEADS participated in the executive leadership program in partnership with Harvard Business School faculty. State Rep. Andy X. Vargas, one of three class speakers, gave concluding remarks before […]

Creighton University to divest from fossil fuels Creighton University, Omaha, Neb., will divest from fossil fuels over the next decade. The move for the university's endowment, which had $566 million in assets as of June 30, comes after its board of trustees approved a modified investment policy in September, according to a news release posted Monday. That modified policy also includes withdrawing from ownership of public securities of fossil-fuel companies within the next five years and seeking investments that target a market rate of return in renewable energy and energy efficiency, the uni...