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Medicaid Expansion: Proposed changes would delay and complicate expansion

Health Care / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 04/25/2019

There have been a lot of developments in the last few weeks around Medicaid expansion in Nebraska. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has announced a series of choices they made that will delay Medicaid expansion’s rollout until 2020, implement a series of complex and costly work requirements, and reduce coverage options for […]

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RELEASE: Nebraska Native American group organizes around challenge to federal law

Child Welfare, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 04/24/2019

***For Immediate Release*** Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Contact: Misty Frazier Executive Director – Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition Office: (855) 280-2526, ext. 500 misty@nicwc.org Nebraska Indigenous child welfare nonprofit mobilizes to protect ICWA Hosts regional convening to discuss impact of high-profile Native American child adoption case BLOOMFIED, Nebraska – Looking to provide clarity and mobilize

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RELEASE: TODAY, Dream & TPS Press Conference

Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 04/18/2019

***For Immediate Release*** Thursday, April 18, 2019 Contact: Magdalena Cazarez Communications Director (402) 504-0074 (cell) mcazarez@neappleseed.org Positive immigration legislation would allow Dreamers and TPS residents to continue contributing to communities Community leaders and Dreamers tell Congress the time is now to protect immigrant Nebraskans LINCOLN – Nebraska community leaders including Dreamers and TPS residents voiced

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STATEMENT – DHHS Ignores Voter Intent with Medicaid Expansion Implementation Proposal

Health Care, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 04/01/2019

***For Immediate Release*** April 1, 2019 Contact, Molly McCleery Health Care Access Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853, Ext. 113 Email: mmccleery@neappleseed.org Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Chooses to Ignore Voter Intent in Medicaid Expansion Implementation Proposes to delay start for two more years and adds complex scheme including work requirements LINCOLN –

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Medicaid expansion: Acting with urgency for Nebraskans’ health

Health Care / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 02/14/2019

As you know, Nebraska voters approved Initiative 427 this past November to expand Medicaid to 90,000 Nebraskans. Finally, many of our hard-working, uninsured friends and neighbors will be able to get the health coverage that everyone needs. Moving forward with Medicaid expansion We know there are still many questions about next steps for expanding Medicaid

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Tune into Appleseed’s New Podcast – From Saplings

Immigrants & Communities / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 02/06/2019

I sent the email with a dash of hope – a hope that something had changed. It had been about two months since I had talked to Stephanie Gonzalez, whose mom had been detained during a raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in O’Neill, Ne. When I last spoke with Stephanie, weeks had passed

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Helping our communities be prepared in the face of harsh raids

Uncategorized / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 12/05/2018

Immigrant Nebraskans – our friends, our family members – and local communities are living in a constant state of alert. After decades of inaction by Congress to fix outdated immigration laws, the current Administration’s harsh policies are harming many longtime residents who are an important part of Nebraska communities. After the raids that devastated families

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Encouraging a robust, inclusive democracy in Nebraska!

Voting & Elections / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 11/21/2018

As we look toward Thanksgiving, we feel deeply thankful for the many wonderful people across the state who worked hard to ensure local community members were ready to vote in this year’s elections! – knocking thousands of doors through rain and snow in a nonpartisan effort to share information about options for voting by mail,

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Take Action Against Indefinite Child Detention

Immigrants & Communities / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 11/02/2018

Families seeking safety and asylum at our southern border are currently being separated. While that is horrible enough, the White House is seeking to implement an even-worse plan. The Trump Administration is currently attempting to replace a family-separation policy rejected nationwide with indefinite child and family detention, which would subject children to further trauma and

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You can help pass Initiative 427 in the final week!

Health Care / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 10/31/2018

There are only six days left until Election Day, and we’re working hard to get Nebraskans to vote “FOR Initiative 427.” With your continued help, 90,000 of our hard-working neighbors and friends will have a path to a healthier future next week. Here are a few ways you can help leading up to November 6.

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