We are just seven days away from the close of the 2014 Nebraska Legislature session and several important bills await debate, and hopefully passage. Read on to see how your voice can influence these debates and get caught up on the Legislature action from last week. Legislature fails to pass bill to raise minimum wage […]
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In this April edition of “Appleseed in Action”: Wellness In Nebraska Act filibustered in Legislature Priority bills advance at the Capitol Inter-American Commission hearing on workers’ human rights abuses “Rock Enroll” draws Nebraskans to Get Covered Karen quilting exhibit showcases immigrants’ stories Wellness In Nebraska Act filibuster denies health coverage for 54,000 Nebraskans On March
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You have the chance today to speak up for thousands of hardworking Nebraskans by asking your state senator to support LB 943 to raise the minimum wage in our state. This bill will be debated by the Legislature either today or tomorrow, so please call or email your state senator’s office now and urge them
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Note: As we reported last week, meatpacking and poultry workers, Nebraska Appleseed, the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights, and Southern Poverty Law Center testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on March 25. The Commission is investigating crippling injuries and human rights abuses in U.S. meat and poultry processing facilities. Petitioners called for better
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Rebecca Cech from Bellwood, Neb., found herself in a dangerous coverage gap that left her unable to afford health insurance. She is self-employed, made an income too high to qualify for Medicaid and too low to afford private insurance…or so she thought. Rebecca knew she could not go uninsured. She has severe asthma and regularly
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Note: As we reported earlier this week, meatpacking and poultry workers, Nebraska Appleseed, the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights, and Southern Poverty Law Center testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on March 25. The Commission is investigating crippling injuries and human rights abuses in U.S. meat and poultry processing facilities. Petitioners called for
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Last week, a group of state senators left 54,000 uninsured Nebraskans without a path to health care coverage when they filibustered LB 887 – the Wellness In Nebraska Act that would have helped Nebraskan with low incomes get affordable health insurance. But Wednesday, state senators who have shown leadership on health care access joined advocates
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Lincoln High School students told the stories of their memories and journeys to Lincoln from Myanmar and Thailand, as well as the stories of their dreams for the future through quilting when the new exhibit “Quilt of Dreams and Memories” opened Sunday at the Sheldon Museum of Art. As the quilt was unveiled, students described
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Twenty-four-year-old Selene Cruz of Gering, NE recently lost access to Medicaid coverage because her income rose when she began working two jobs to better provide for her children. At the time, she had a prescription refill coming up. Selene has severe fibromyalgia, and her medication would cost her more than $800 each month without insurance.
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Working hard and taking care of our families are core Nebraska values. While Nebraskans place a significant value on hard work, the economy has changed in a way that has left too many Nebraska families behind. Our state consistently has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country and one of the highest rates
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