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New study shows immigration is linked to rural economic gains

Immigrants & Communities / By Nic Swiercek / 04/22/2015

Last week, we posted about a 50-state study that showed the significant tax contributions made by undocumented immigrants in Nebraska. Another study released this week has more good economic news for Nebraska’s rural counties with large immigrant populations. The study, published on the Daily Yonder, shows that rural counties with more immigrants also tend to […]

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Take Action – Protect minimum wage for hard-working Nebraska students

Economic Justice / By Becky Gould / 04/20/2015

Last fall, Nebraskans overwhelmingly voted to raise our state’s minimum wage to $9 per hour, but a new bill in the Legislature would strip that fair wage from hard-working young Nebraskans. LB 599 would allow employers to pay high school student workers less than other employees, which is in direct contrast to what Nebraskans voted

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Legislative Update – April 20, 2015

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities / By Katie Pitts / 04/20/2015

Two bills to help working families advanced to Final Reading last week, highlighting a busy week in the Legislature. Here is your Legislative Update for the week of April 20. Working families bills pass Select File It was a good start to last week when two bills to help hard-working families moved to Final Reading

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RELEASE – Undocumented immigrants pay $44 million in Nebraska taxes, new report shows

Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Nic Swiercek / 04/16/2015

***For Immediate Release*** April 16, 2015 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@neappleseed.org Abbie Kretz Senior Organizer, Heartland Workers Center Office: (402) 933-6095 abbie@heartlandworkerscenter.org New Analysis: Nebraska undocumented immigrants pay more than $44 Million in state and local taxes Contributions would substantially increase with new federal

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RELEASE – White House policy report encourages proactive integration of immigrants

Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Nic Swiercek / 04/15/2015

***For Immediate Release*** April 15, 2015 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@neappleseed.org White House policy report encourages proactive integration of immigrants Plan is a historic step toward creating the nation’s first federal integration strategy Tuesday, the White House Task Force on New Americans announced a

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Take Action – Tell U.S. Senate to fund Children’s Health Insurance Program

Health Care / By James Goddard / 04/14/2015

Today is an important day to take action by asking our U.S. Senators to make children’s health care a priority by extending funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Senate is back from recess today and their first action must be to extend funding for CHIP, a program that provides health coverage for

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Legislative Update – April 13

Health Care / By Katie Pitts / 04/13/2015

Last week was a great example of the ups and downs of our work in the Nebraska Legislature. Medicaid Redesign Act voted down On April 8, the Legislature heard debate on LB 472 – the Medicaid Redesign Act. This important bill would have closed the coverage gap that currently leaves more than 70,000 Nebraskans

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STATEMENT – Appleseed lauds vote to advance DREAMers driver’s license bill LB 623

Press Release / By Nic Swiercek / 04/10/2015

***For Immediate Release*** April 10, 2015 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@neappleseed.org Appleseed praises Transportation Committee for advancing LB 623 Bill allows young immigrant Nebraskans to contribute more fully to their communities LINCOLN — Today, Nebraska Appleseed Immigrants & Communities Director Darcy Tromanhauser issued the

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Appleseed joins legal support for administrative relief to keep families together

Immigrants & Communities / By ozabih / 04/10/2015

This week, Nebraska Appleseed joined more than 150 civil rights, labor, and immigration advocacy groups in an amicus brief urging the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a harmful decision that temporarily blocked implementation of the President’s administrative relief program to keep families together. The brief highlights the benefits of administrative relief for our

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STATEMENT – Failure to advance LB 472 leaves 77,000 Nebraskans without coverage

Health Care, Press Release / By Nic Swiercek / 04/08/2015

***For Immediate Release*** April 8, 2015 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 jsheldon@neappleseed.org Appleseed Statement on Legislature’s decision not to advance LB 472 LINCOLN — Today, Nebraska Appleseed Executive Director Rebecca Gould released the following statement on the Legislature’s decision not to advance LB 472 – the Medicaid

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