Today is Day 54 of the Nebraska Legislature’s 2024 session! Senators will continue all-day debate until we hit Day 60 on Thursday, April 18. Debate typically takes place from 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-5pm, including evening debate which will continue through the end of this week. Last Week: Priority Bills Passed! We were thrilled to see several […]
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With only 10 legislative days left, senators will continue all-day debate over the next couple of weeks until we hit Day 60. Debate typically takes place from 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-5pm, and last week started the session’s late night schedule which will continue through the end of next week. Long-time Voting Rights Priority Advances We were
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With just 14 days left in the 2024 legislative session, senators will continue their all-day debate on Speaker and personal priority bills. Debate typically takes place from 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-5pm, with the potential to go later into the evening. Health and Human Services Package Advances Last week, LB1215 (Senator Ben Hansen), a package of health
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As President Biden noted in the State of the Union address, the 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit was an important tool for reducing child poverty and helping parents make ends meet. The Senate must vote soon on a bill that will benefit almost 16 million children across the country, including approximately 80,000 children
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Guest Post by Jathesn Xretqalin Jathesn Xretqalin is an intern at Appleseed who is passionate about promoting health and wellness in the community. She is currently a Pre-Health and Pre-Law college student at the University of Lincoln- Nebraska studying Advertising and Public Relations. Welcome to our Celebration! We’re thrilled to launch this year’s Nebraska School
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***For Immediate Release***Wednesday, March 8, 2024 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed’s response to the President’s State of the Union Last night the President addressed the nation in the annual State of the Union speech, sharing his outlook for the year ahead. President Biden will also release his
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***For Immediate Release***Wednesday, March 6 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Schools Complete Breakfast Challenge 2024 Winners AnnouncedAnnual challenge asks participating Nebraska schools to create more accessible, engaging, and nourishing breakfast experiences for students. NEBRASKA – This February, 26 Nebraska schools volunteered to compete in the Nebraska School Breakfast Challenge
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The Legislature is officially done with hearings and moved into all-day debate this week. Debate will typically take place from 9 am – 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm, with the potential to go later into the evening starting the week of March 18th. Last Week’s Hearings We testified or submitted comments on
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We’ve reached the final week of bill hearings! After hearings are done, the Legislature will move into all-day debate until the 2024 session ends. Debate will focus exclusively on priority bills. Last Week’s Highlights We testified or submitted comments on the following bills last week: Click here to see all of the legislative priorities that
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It’s Day 30 today, which means we are officially halfway through the 2024 legislative session. Today, Speaker Arch announced his Speaker priority bills and included LB233 (J. Cavanaugh) among that list! LB233 proposes to end the child support penalty in Nebraska’s Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) program. Additionally last week, senators and committees finalized and
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