As you may know, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) plans to seek federal approval to eliminate retroactive coverage for all Medicaid enrollees, which protects low-income Nebraskans from crippling medical debt and ensures that hospitals can keep their doors open. Over 800 comments have already been submitted telling DHHS to stop pursuing […]
With just 16 days left in the 2026 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 starting this week. LB304 (Child Care Subsidies) Included in Budget Bill Last week, the Legislature’s Appropriations
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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced in February that it plans to seek federal approval to eliminate retroactive coverage for all Medicaid enrollees, which protects low-income Nebraskans from crippling medical debt and ensures that hospitals can keep their doors open. Medicaid retroactive coverage covers health care bills for low-income Medicaid enrollees for a certain
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We are officially over 2/3rds of the way through the 2026 Legislative Session! This Week: Budget Deficit and Priority Bill Debate This week, senators will focus on the budget and continue to debate priority bills. Debate typically takes place from 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-5pm, with the potential to go later into the evening starting next week. (Learn more
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***For Immediate Release***March 5, 2026 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: House Agriculture Committee Advances Farm Bill that Offers No Support for Nebraskans Struggling with Food Insecurity LINCOLN, NE – Yesterday, the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee advanced a version of the Farm Bill, which is omnibus legislation that sets
You’re invited to join us for Our Voices, Our Why: Youth-Led Futures & Community Belonging, a community conversation centered on listening to and learning from young people with lived experience: Our Voices, Our Why: Youth-Led Futures & Community BelongingSaturday, April 4 from 2:30 – 4:00 pmAstute Coffee(1818 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE) Registration is encouraged but
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You’re invited to join Nebraska Appleseed at 3Sisters in Omaha on Saturday, March 14. Stop by anytime between 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM to learn about the Medicaid work requirements coming to Nebraska in May. Together we’ll: Saturday, March 14Anytime between 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM3Sisters Omaha Inside of The Center Mall(1941 S 42nd Street, Suite
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Nearly 66% of Lincolnites voted in May to ban housing discrimination based on a renter or buyer‘s source of income ***For Immediate Release***March 3, 2026 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications DirectorNebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org LINCOLN, NE – In September 2025, a group of landlords filed a lawsuit to challenge Lincoln’s recently-enacted ban on housing discrimination based on
The Legislature is officially done with bill hearings and moved into all-day debate this week. Debate will focus exclusively on priority bills and will typically take place from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm CT, with the potential to go later into the evening starting the week of March 17.
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We are officially more than halfway through the 2026 Legislative Session! Last week, senators and committees finalized and designated their personal priority bills for the session. We are excited to share that several Appleseed priority bills have been prioritized, and we’ll be sure to share updates as these bills move through the legislative process. Here
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