Nebraska Appleseed has received an incredible show of support this month for Give to Lincoln Day! I want to thank you and everyone who contributed for your generosity and helping us reach our goal of 350 grassroots supporters. With your support, over 400 supporters unlocked the $8,500 challenge match and raised over $86,000! Thank you […]
***For Immediate Release***May 28, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature passes bill to restrict paid sick leave, defying constituents LB415 removes paid sick leave protections from 140,000 hardworking Nebraskans LINCOLN, NE — Today, 33 senators blatantly disregarded the will of Nebraskans by voting to pass LB415
More Than 30 Nebraskans Traveled to Detroit, Michigan for the 2025 Welcoming Interactive! We loved getting to see nearly 30 Nebraskans from all parts of Nebraska at the Welcoming Interactive national welcoming conference! People who attended the conference gained insights and strategies for building inclusive communities and formed connections with welcomers from all over the
Thanks to amazing advocates like you – and lots of caffeine – we’ve made it to the final full week of the 2025 Legislative Session! Today is Day 86 of our 90 day session. The Legislature is expected to wrap up this year’s activities no later than Monday, June 9th. Multiple 2025 Appleseed Priority Bills
At the Capitol: Minimum wage and paid sick leave protections challenged again Read More »
Since January, federal leadership has given the public every reason to believe it cannot be trusted with more money, more power, and more discretion to pursue a cruel, costly, and unproductive immigration enforcement strategy that is destabilizing local communities. Yet, this week the House passed a massive budget bill (through a process known as “reconciliation”
House Budget Bill Would Separate Nebraska Families, Destabilizing Communities Read More »
***For Immediate Release***May 22, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: US House Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska Communities Hundreds of thousands of Nebraskans’ access to healthcare and food is at risk LINCOLN, NE – This morning, the US House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation package that will
RELEASE: US House Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska Communities Read More »
Nebraskans care about their health and the health of their family, and Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act play a big role in ensuring that over 475,000 Nebraskans can access health care. But Congress is considering slashing Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace coverage to give tax breaks to billionaires. The current proposed cuts
House Budget Proposals Would Take Away Healthcare from Everyday Nebraskans Read More »
Imagine you know two young Nebraskans, let’s call them Christina and Eric, from a tight-knit community in a small town. They were high school sweethearts, and got married in 2013 right after graduation. They had their first baby later that year, followed by their second baby in 2014. Their parents and community members set an
House Budget Proposals Would Increase Poverty in Nebraska Read More »
Congress is using a budget process known as reconciliation to avoid a Senate filibuster. Reconciliation can be used to pass certain tax and spending legislation, and through this process only a simple majority is needed in the Senate. Right now, the House is getting ready to vote on these proposals to cut basic needs programs
House Budget Proposals Would Increase Hunger in Nebraska Read More »
The House of Representatives has recently advanced budget bills that will devastate healthcare, food access, and other basic-needs programs in order to fund tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires and sweeping deportations of longtime community members. The House could vote in a matter of days on these historically devastating cuts that are the most extensive