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RELEASE: US House Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska Communities

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***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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House Budget Proposals Would Take Away Healthcare from Everyday Nebraskans

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Nebraskans care about their health and the health of their family, and Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act play a big role in ensuring that over 475,000 Nebraskans can access health care. But Congress is considering slashing Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace coverage to give tax breaks to billionaires. The current proposed cuts

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House Budget Proposals Would Increase Poverty in Nebraska

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Imagine you know two young Nebraskans, let’s call them Christina and Eric, from a tight-knit community in a small town. They were high school sweethearts, and got married in 2013 right after graduation. They had their first baby later that year, followed by their second baby in 2014. Their parents and community members set an

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House Budget Proposals Would Increase Hunger in Nebraska

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Congress is using a budget process known as reconciliation to avoid a Senate filibuster. Reconciliation can be used to pass certain tax and spending legislation, and through this process only a simple majority is needed in the Senate.  Right now, the House is getting ready to vote on these proposals to cut basic needs programs

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Call to action

Tell Congress NO to devastating cuts to health care & food programs to fund separating families & tax cuts for the wealthy!

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The House of Representatives has recently advanced budget bills that will devastate healthcare, food access, and other basic-needs programs in order to fund tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires and sweeping deportations of longtime community members. The House could vote in a matter of days on these historically devastating cuts that are the most extensive

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Legislative Update

At the Capitol: Lots of updates for the Legislature’s final stretch

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Today is Day 82, meaning we have just eight days remaining in the 2025 Legislative Session. Last week, senators passed a two-year $11 billion state budget package. Several Appleseed priority bills also came back to the floor. Here’s an update on the legislation we’ve been monitoring: LB192: SNAP Eligibility Bill Returned with New Amendment ✅ LB192 (Quick), which was up

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

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***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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LB319 Veto Override Fails – Nebraska’s SNAP Ban Continues

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After a long and difficult battle with many, many ups and downs, LB319, a bill to end the lifetime SNAP ban for drug felony convictions in Nebraska, has failed for the year. After a vote of 32-17 on Final Reading, today’s veto override motion failed to pass with a vote of 24-24. A total of

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TOMORROW: Food Assistance Veto Override – Tell Your Senator to Vote YES!

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Visit neappleseed.org/EndtheSNAPBan to hear from Nebraskans impacted by the ban. Last week, Governor Pillen VETOED ✅ LB319 – a bill to restore SNAP access to the over 1,000 Nebraskans who are under a lifetime ban because of past felony drug convictions. ‼️TOMORROW, the Legislature will vote to override or sustain this short-sighted and cruel veto.

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Register Now! ‘Bridging to Belonging’ Welcoming Convening Series

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Join us in Bridging to Belonging:11th-Annual Nebraska Welcoming Convening Series Join us for the (virtual) 11th-annual statewide welcoming convening series – which brings together community leaders from all over Nebraska to share experiences, insights, and strategies for building welcoming and inclusive communities.  During these summer sessions, we will have the opportunity to hear and learn

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