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RELEASE – Over 170 Nebraska faith leaders urge Unicameral support for health coverage bill

Health Care / By Nic Swiercek / 03/17/2015

***For Immediate Release*** March 17, 2015 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 Email: jsheldon@neappleseed.org Rev. Keith Nelson Omaha Together One Community Clergy Caucus Mobile: 402-304-3648 Email: OTOCforNebraska@gmail.com More than 170 Nebraska faith leaders sign letter of support for Medicaid Redesign Act Faith leaders urge State Senators to […]

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Appleseed Statement on Sen. Sasse’s anti-immigrant bill

Immigrants & Communities / By Nic Swiercek / 03/17/2015

***For Immediate Release*** March 17, 2015 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@neappleseed.org Appleseed questions unnecessary bill targeting hard-working Nebraska families Bill would hurt state and local economies Tuesday, Nebraska Appleseed issued the following statement on S. 748 introduced by Nebraska’s U.S. Senator Ben Sasse. “This bill

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Legislative Update – March 16

Health Care / By Nic Swiercek / 03/16/2015

Nebraska Appleseed’s Legislative Update News and Updates from the Nebraska Unicameral March 16, 2015 Last week, committees met and discussed two of Appleseed’s top priority bills, but we still await action on one of them during this final week of committee hearings. HHS Committee advances LB 472 to the floor On March 10, the Health

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TAKE ACTION – Support DREAMers driver’s license bill

Immigrants & Communities / By Nic Swiercek / 03/11/2015

Today is a very important moment to support a bill that affects young immigrant Nebraskans and their ability to contribute to their communities. We’re asking you to contact members of the Legislature’s Transportation and Telecommunications Committee and urge their support for LB 623. LB 623 would allow young immigrant Nebraskans who qualify for DACA to

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Take Action TONIGHT against harmful tax bill

Economic Justice / By Nic Swiercek / 03/10/2015

TONIGHT, is an important moment for you to take action and fight against a harmful tax bill that could damage our state’s budget for years to come. LB 357 calls for income tax cuts that mainly benefit Nebraskans with high incomes at the expense of slashing funding for our schools, roads, police, fire departments, and

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New Report shows increased workforce need for Adult Basic Education

Economic Justice / By Nic Swiercek / 03/09/2015

Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@neappleseed.org Report: More investment in Adult Basic Education would improve Nebraska workforce Hard-working Nebraskans need more skills to compete in changing economy LINCOLN — A new report released Monday shows Nebraska’s need to invest more in Adult Basic Education (ABE).

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Young immigrant driver’s license bill draws statewide support

Immigrants & Communities / By Nic Swiercek / 03/03/2015

***For Immediate Release*** March 3, 2015 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@neappleseed.org Young immigrants driver’s license bill draws statewide support LB 623 would allow DACA recipients to contribute more to their communities LINCOLN — Tuesday, Nebraska agricultural, safety, youth, and immigrant leaders issued statements of support

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Come to LB 472 Lobby Day – March 5

Health Care / By Nic Swiercek / 02/25/2015

Right now, more than 54,000 working Nebraskans have no way to afford health insurance This coverage gap results in enormous human and financial costs that can no longer be ignored. The Nebraska Legislature can close this coverage gap in 2015 by passing LB 472, and you can make your voice heard! Join us for a lobby day at

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Legislative Update – February 23

Uncategorized / By Nic Swiercek / 02/23/2015

Nebraska Appleseed’s Legislative Update News and Updates from the Nebraska Unicameral February 23, 2015 Legislature votes down restrictive Voter ID bill Last Wednesday, after several hours of floor debate, the Legislature voted down harmful voter suppression bill LB 111. Senators voted 25-15 on a motion to “bracket” the bill, which ends debate and essentially tables

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Appleseed statement on Texas v. U.S. immigration case ruling

Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Nic Swiercek / 02/17/2015

For Immediate Release February 17, 2015 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 Email: jsheldon@neappleseed.org Community advocates to keep fighting for Nebraska families after Texas v. U.S. ruling Monday night, a federal judge in Texas went outside the legal mainstream and issued a temporary injunction in the case of

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