Nebraska Appleseed Receives Grant to Further Anti-Hunger Efforts in Nebraska

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Nebraska Appleseed is pleased to announce it has received a new grant from the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) to support its anti-hunger work. FRAC is a lead advocacy organization working to end hunger in America through stronger public policies. These new funds will support Appleseed’s work to raise awareness about the extent of […]

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Appleseed joins dozens of testifiers opposing regressive tax plan

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Yesterday, Appleseed joined dozens of testifiers from around the state – farmers and business leaders, college students and faith groups, health care administrators and advocates – in opposing the regressive tax plan laid out in LB 405. In a hearing that went for nine-and-a-half hours, Nebraskans from all over the state waited well into the

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Regressive tax plan would threaten “The Good Life”

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We oppose LB 405 because it would result in a regressive tax structure that puts that good life at risk.  By depleting a significant portion of revenue for the state, this proposal reverses the investments we have made for generations in the very things that make Nebraska strong – great public education, safe communities, and

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News and Events from Nebraska Appleseed – February 2013

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In this February edition of “Appleseed in Action” A busy start to the 2013 legislative session Take Action: Oppose regressive tax proposals Appleseed responds to State of the State Address A roadmap to citizenship for aspiring Americans New reports show struggles for working families “Precious Knowledge” screening A busy start to the 2013 Legislative session

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Appleseed testifies in support of bills to protect hardworking Nebraska employees

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Monday, Nebraska Appleseed staff testified in front of the Legislature’s Business and Labor Committee on several bills aimed at encouraging honest employment practices and protecting hardworking Nebraskans. Darcy Tromanhauser, Director of the Immigrant Integration and Community Participation Program, testified in support of LB 560 which seeks to prevent wage theft in Nebraska and ensure that

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Appleseed testifies in support of bill to better enable kinship homes in foster care

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On January 31, Appleseed Child Welfare Director Sarah Helvey testified before the HHS Committee in support of LB 265. LB 265, introduced by Senator Colby Coash, would enable children in foster care to be placed with a family friend or person with whom the child has a previous, significant contact – known as a “kinship

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Legislative Update

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Child Welfare takes center stage on January 31 Nebraska Appleseed’s Child Welfare team took to the Capitol on Thursday, January 31, along with other partners, stakeholders, and young people with foster care experience in support of several bills that would continue to improve our state’s child welfare system. LB 216 – Thursday morning, Appleseed joined

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New Report shows SNAP strengthens families in Nebraska

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A new Nebraska Appleseed report shows how Nebraska’s working families are strengthened by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). “Policies That Work: How the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Can Help Working Families,” provides an overview of the challenges many working Nebraska families face to pay for their basic needs, and illustrates how policy change to

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