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WE DID IT! NEBRASKANS VOTED FOR PAID SICK LEAVE!
Voters across Nebraska passed Initiative 436, a citizen-led ballot initiative that will give all workers the ability to earn and use paid sick leave. The initiative passed with 74% of the vote.
Thanks to our Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans coalition partners, hundreds of volunteer hours, bold voices of directly-impacted workers, the 138,000+ Nebraskans who signed the petition — and the advocacy of supporters like you – working families in Nebraska soon won’t have to face the impossible choice of taking care of their health or missing a paycheck.
Initiative 436 goes into effect beginning on October 1, 2025.
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Tell Congress It’s Time for Positive Immigration Laws
Congress has not meaningfully updated our immigration laws in more than 35 years, causing unnecessary harm to Nebraska families and whole communities.
Tell Nebraska’s members of Congress it’s time for positive immigration laws and stability for local families and communities.
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We Want To Hear Your Health Care Story!
Your Voice Makes a Difference. The work that we do at Nebraska Appleseed is driven by hearing from Nebraskans like you. Our Health Care Access Program is fighting for quality health care that is affordable and accessible for all.
By sharing your story with us, it helps us ensure that our work is community led, strengthens our calls for change by connecting policies to the lives of real Nebraskans, and builds community power by pushing for policies that actually serve our communities.