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2021 priority bills for Nebraska families, communities, and racial justice

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities / By Katie Pitts / 02/17/2021

2021 priority bills for Nebraska families, communities, and racial justice Each legislative session presents an opportunity to bring long-lasting positive change for our communities. Your voice is important in ensuring that we are building a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive Nebraska. Here is how you can safely advocate during hearings, and you can always call or […]

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Advocating for food security and against harmful voting restrictions

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Voting & Elections / By Katie Pitts / 02/17/2021

We continued to testify on several bills during hearings last week, including those on paid leave, child care subsidies, and more equitable access for young adults in the Bridge to Independence program. As we noted last week, we are inching closer to the end of all-day hearings. Every committee but Judiciary will wrap up hearings

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Critical supports for Nebraska families and youth being heard this week

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities / By Katie Pitts / 02/09/2021

The Legislature continued its intense pace of hearings last week and Appleseed testified on a number of meaningful bills related to housing, child welfare, and immigration. Speaker Hilgers provided a snapshot of the next month, noting that all-day hearings for all committees except Judiciary will end on Thursday, March 4th. The Judiciary Committee will wrap

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Access to school meals legislation and more housing bills up this week

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care / By Katie Pitts / 02/03/2021

Last week, Appleseed testified in support of a number of bills that will make positive impacts across our state. There are several more hearings up this week that Appleseed and others will be participating in too. All-day hearings will continue through at least the end of February and floor debate will resume once hearings wrap

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Hearings are officially underway

Uncategorized / By Katie Pitts / 01/26/2021

The Legislature pushed forward with its first day of hearings yesterday despite the snow. All-day hearings will continue through the end of February. This is different from years past where hearings would only occur in the afternoon, with floor debate taking place in the morning. This year, floor debate will resume once hearings wrap up.

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Exciting legislation introduced while senators prep for hearings next week

Uncategorized / By Katie Pitts / 01/20/2021

Last week was busy for the Nebraska Legislature as senators continued with bill introduction and Governor Ricketts shared his State of the State Address. At Appleseed, we believe our elected officials should seize the opportunity to address the economic and public health hardships Nebraskans are facing due to the pandemic and the systemic racism harming

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Advocating for essential worker protections, expanding services to youth, and more

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Immigrants & Communities / By Katie Pitts / 01/12/2021

Since bill introduction started on Thursday, the Nebraska Legislature has introduced over 300 pieces of legislation. Senators are able to introduce bills through January 20th. So far, we’ve seen legislation put forward to address the lack of essential worker protections, expand access to supportive resources and services for young people, fight food insecurity in our

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2021 Nebraska Legislative Session begins today!

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Voting & Elections / By Katie Pitts / 01/06/2021

Today is Day 1 of the 2021 legislative session. Nebraska senators will start the year by introducing new bills on a number of issues, including legislation to address the stark inequities within our systems that have been further exposed during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Nebraska Appleseed Priorities for 2021 Together with you, we will

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2020 Wrap Up: Legislature adjourns sine die

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Voting & Elections / By Katie Pitts / 08/18/2020

Last Thursday, the Legislature adjourned sine die. They will not officially return until the start of a new legislative session in January. The last few days were filled with farewells to term-limited senators and final votes on remaining bills on final reading. Appleseed saw a few of our priority bills pass last week, too, and

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The Legislature advances several Appleseed priority bills in the last week

Uncategorized / By Katie Pitts / 08/12/2020

This is the last week of the 2020 legislative session. After business concludes tomorrow, the Legislature will adjourn sine die for the remainder of the year. You can find today’s legislative agenda here and you can read more about our 2020 legislative priorities on our blog. Meatpacking workers and community members demand action Last week,

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