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RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed condemns sweeping ICE raids throughout communities in Omaha

Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 06/10/2025

***For Immediate Release***June 10, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed condemns sweeping ICE raids throughout communities in Omaha Communities and families should not be torn apart while waiting to work through long, outdated, and complicated immigration processes. LINCOLN, NE – Today, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted sweeping […]

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RELEASE: LB275, bill to protect foster youth’s Social Security benefits, becomes law

Child Welfare / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 06/06/2025

LB275 will protect foster youth’s access to their social security benefits For Immediate ReleaseJune 6, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116Mobile: (402) 612-0241sierrasp@neappleseed.org LINCOLN, NE – Today, LB275, officially becomes state law. This bill, introduced and prioritized by Senator Megan Hunt, protects foster youth’s access to their social security

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RELEASE: LB192, SNAP Income Eligibility Bill, Becomes Law

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 06/04/2025

***For Immediate Release***June 4, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: LB192, SNAP Income Eligibility Bill, Becomes Law LB192 maintains SNAP access for 10,000 Nebraskans LINCOLN, NE – Today, LB192, introduced by Senator Dan Quick, which permanently extends Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) income eligibility limit, has officially

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RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature passes bill to restrict paid sick leave, defying constituents

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 05/28/2025

***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

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RELEASE: US House Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska Communities

Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 05/22/2025

***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

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RELEASE: Nebraska becomes first state to receive SNAP restriction waiver approval by USDA

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 05/20/2025

***For Immediate Release***May 20, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska becomes first state to receive SNAP restriction waiver approval by USDA Approval strips dignity of SNAP participants and will lead to fewer SNAP retailers LINCOLN, NE – On Monday, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver that

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RELEASE: House Advances Historically Devastating Budget Reconciliation Bills

Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 05/15/2025

***For Immediate Release***May 15, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: House Committees Advance Historically Devastating Budget Reconciliation Bills LINCOLN, NE – Over the last two days, the US House of Representatives advanced reconciliation bills out of the Energy and Commerce and Agriculture Committees, making extreme cuts to Medicaid,

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RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances bill to limit paid sick leave, despite overwhelming opposition

Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 05/13/2025

***For Immediate Release***May 13, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances bill to limit paid sick leave, despite overwhelming opposition LB415 removes paid sick leave protections from 140,000 Nebraskans LINCOLN, NE – Today, 33 senators in the Nebraska Legislature continue to flagrantly disrespect the will of their constituents

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RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances harmful minimum wage changes, disrespecting the will of voters

Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 04/30/2025

***For Immediate Release***April 30, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances harmful minimum wage changes, disrespecting the will of voters LB258 directly undermines changes that were overwhelmingly approved by Nebraska voters LINCOLN, NE – Today, 33 senators in the Nebraska Legislature continued to blatantly ignore the will of

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RELEASE: Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans Coalition React to Legislative Efforts to Overturn Vote

Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 04/25/2025

***For Immediate Release***April 25, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans Coalition React to Legislative Efforts to Overturn Vote Coalition Partners Review Polling for Possible Referendum LINCOLN, NE – Today, the Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans coalition is sharing new polling results that reveal Nebraska

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