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Nebraska Court of Appeals makes influential decisions on Indian Child Welfare Act

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***For Immediate Release*** May 20, 2014 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@neappleseed.org   Nebraska Court of Appeals makes influential decisions on Indian Child Welfare Act Court holds ICWA protections apply to state wards placed in parental home LINCOLN – Today, the Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that […]

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Traveling Nebraska brings new friends and new focus on health care needs

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Last week, I traveled around central Nebraska, reaching out to and meeting new organizations and individuals doing outreach and enrollment work for the Affordable Care Act. I am working to expand the Enroll Nebraska coalition with the goal to make it a truly statewide network, connecting organizations to resources and to one another. As I

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News and Events from Nebraska Appleseed – May 2014

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In this May edition of “Appleseed in Action”: 2014 Legislative wrap-up Ballot initiative for raising minimum wage Take action against a failed deportation policy First ACA enrollment a success. Now what? Match Your Donation to Appleseed on Give To Lincoln Day 2014 Nebraska Legislature session has highs, lows for working families There were several important victories

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People changing individual health insurance plans is nothing new

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Opponents of the Affordable Care Act have tried to cast doubt on the effectiveness of the law despite more than 8 million Americans – and 43,000 Nebraskans – signing up for private coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace during the first ACA enrollment period. One of their common complaints is that many Americans with nongroup

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DHHS announces nearly 43,000 Nebraskans covered through Marketplace

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***For Immediate Release*** May 1, 2014 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@neappleseed.org   Nearly 43,000 Nebraskans newly insured through Health Insurance Marketplace Nebraska exceeds goal set by feds in health coverage enrollment under Affordable Care Act LINCOLN — Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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RELEASE – More Nebraska schools can offer meals to hungry kids

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***For Immediate Release*** May 1, 2014 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@neappleseed.org   Nearly 100 Nebraska Schools Eligible to Participate in Free School Meals Today, the Nebraska Department of Education announced 94 schools in Nebraska will be eligible to serve more free meals to students using a

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The Growing Wage Gap is a Growing Problem in Nebraska

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Earlier this month, Nebraska was near the top of the national rankings in a dubious statistic. According to the AFL-CIO’s 2014 Executive PayWatch website a CEO of a Nebraska company was paid, on average, 170 times more than an average worker and an astounding 421 times that of someone making the state’s minimum wage. That is the highest disparity of any

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Minimum wage increase may go on the ballot this fall

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A bill to raise Nebraska’s minimum wage to $9 per hour (LB 943) failed to pass in the Legislature this session, but its introducer, State Sen. Jeremy Nordquist, is hoping to take the issue straight to Nebraska voters. Yesterday, Sen. Nordquist told the Omaha World-Herald he is attempting to gather signatures for a ballot initiative

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