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RELEASE: 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Nebraska Medicaid Enrollee’s Lawsuit on Jurisdictional Grounds

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***For Immediate Release***August 27, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Nebraska Medicaid Enrollee’s Lawsuit on Jurisdictional Grounds Appellate court did not reach the merits regarding unconstitutional medicaid terminations LINCOLN, NE – Today, a panel of the 8th Circuit Court of […]

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Tell the Governor NO ICE detainment camps in Nebraska

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This week, Governor Jim Pillen announced that ICE has plans to repurpose a facility in McCook, Nebraska as a large-scale federal detainment camp. The 200 capacity building will be used to incarcerate up to 300 immigrant community members from Nebraska and surrounding states. This is part of a harmful, dangerous and rapid national expansion of

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RELEASE: Response to Proposed ICE Detention Facility in Nebraska

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***For Immediate Release***August 19, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Response To Proposed ICE Detention Facility in Nebraska  Nebraskans want immigration policy change, not punishment. LINCOLN, NE – Today it was reported on and confirmed by Governor Jim Pillen that ICE has plans to use Nebraska as part of nationwide

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Updates

How the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Slashes Nebraska’s Health Care

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The “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB), supported by all five members of Nebraska’s delegation and signed by President Trump, guts our health care to give tax breaks to billionaires and fund sweeping, unproductive deportations of everyday working people that will separate families and devastate communities. These cuts will take billions from Nebraska’s health system and

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Reconciliation impacts on SNAP and Child Nutrition programs in Nebraska

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In July, Congress passed and President Trump signed a budget reconciliation package which included nearly $200 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). All 5 of Nebraska’s members of congress voted for the bill. This law is predicted to put 17,000 (out of 150,000 total) SNAP participants in Nebraska at risk of

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Congress made a mess. Now Nebraska has to deal with it.

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Last month, Congress passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes over $1 trillion in cuts to programs that keep our communities healthy and strong – all to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and sweeping, unproductive deportations of everyday working people that will separate families and devastate communities.  All five members of Nebraka’s delegation –

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Nebraska Alliance For Thriving Communities: Letter to Nebraska’s Congressional Delegation

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July 31, 2025 Dear members of Nebraska’s Congressional delegation,  We write with urgency after the recent new announcement to end work authorization for longstanding Nebraska families and employees who have been a valuable part of local communities for 20 and 30 years. The termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for community members from Honduras and

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Congress Must Act NOW to Protect Affordable Health Coverage for Nebraskans: Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits!

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Since 2014, the Health Insurance Marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has provided health coverage to individuals and families. The vast majority of enrollees rely on subsidies to make their monthly premiums affordable. This year, over 135,000 Nebraskans are enrolled in Marketplace coverage. Last year, nearly 93% of Nebraska Marketplace enrollees relied on

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Help meet this year’s challenges and fight for a brighter future tomorrow.

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Now through Sunday, August 10th, when you become a monthly sustainer, you’ll receive a social justice poster of your choice as a way for us to say thank you for supporting Appleseed’s mission and advocacy. Become a monthly sustainer today Familia by Justin Kemerling Foster Care by Anthony Banks Soil of Friendship by Ella Durham

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