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RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed Celebrates Supreme Court Upholding Birthright Citizenship

Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By /

***For Immediate Release***June 30, 2026 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org  RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed Celebrates Supreme Court Upholding Birthright Citizenship President fails to dismantle a cornerstone of the Constitution and democracy LINCOLN, NE – Today, the United States Supreme Court issued their decision in the case of Trump v. Barbara, which challenged […]

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You’re Invited: Our Voices, Our Why: Building Pathways to Stability – Part 2

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You’re invited to join Nebraska Appleseed for Our Voices, Our Why: Building Pathways to Stability – Part 2, an afternoon centered on listening to and learning from young people with lived experience in Nebraska’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems. 📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026🕐 1:00 – 3:30 PM📍 Eiseley Branch Library1530 Superior Street –

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RELEASE: Feds say Nebraska will not need to pay $15M to continue SNAP next year

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***For Immediate Release***June 24, 2026 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Feds say Nebraska will not need to pay $15M to continue SNAP next year USDA announces SNAP payment error rates LINCOLN, NE — Today, the USDA announced state-level Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates (PER) for

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Join Us for a Health Care Conversation and Coffee on Us

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You’re invited to join Nebraska Appleseed on Wednesday, July 8 for coffee on us!  Stop by anytime between 11:00 am to 12:30 pm for a beverage at Meadowlark Coffee & Espresso for a community conversation about access to dental care in Nebraska.  We know many community members in Nebraska face challenges accessing the dental health

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Join us for Session 2 (July 1) – Building Community with Belonging Barometer 

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See you at Session 2 : Belonging Barometer – Tools for Building Community Wednesday, July 1st, 10:30am-12:00pm CT (9:30-11:00am MT) on Zoom Come learn together as we dig deep into the belonging barometer for Session 2 of the 12th-annual statewide welcoming convening (virtual) summer series! We just wrapped up our first session with community leaders

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INVITATION: June 15 DACA Anniversary to Take Action for Permanent Solutions

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Let’s honor contributions made by DACA community members by calling on Congress for permanent solutions! I wanted to invite you to join us via Zoom on Monday, June 15 to commemorate the 14th Anniversary of DACA by contacting Congress and urging them to provide a permanent solution for longtime community members!  Join us for a

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Call to action

TAKE ACTION: Urge Omaha City Council to restore fair wages for Omaha workers

Economic Justice, Minimum Wage / By /

On Tuesday, June 16, the Omaha City Council will hold a public hearing on Councilmember Danny Begley’s proposal to ensure that Omaha residents are paid a fair wage by restoring the protections the state legislature removed this year. This hearing builds on the momentum from the Lincoln City Council’s decision to reestablish what Nebraskans voted for in 2022, when nearly 60%

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Updates

Congress Passes budget bill giving more funding to ICE

Immigrants & Communities / By /

Yesterday, Nebraska’s delegation and Congress took the unprecedented step of passing a toxic and irresponsible budget reconciliation bill providing an additional $70 billion of deficit spending for ICE violence and mass detention of neighbors. This action bypassed strong public opposition and the normal budget process to supply ICE with more funding – on top of the

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