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Nebraska Appleseed Response to the Governor’s State of the State

Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 01/18/2024

***For Immediate Release***January 18, 2024 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org Nebraska Appleseed Response to the Governor’s State of the State LINCOLN, NE — Today, Nebraska Appleseed Executive Director Becky Gould issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s State of the State address delivered this morning: “This morning, Governor Pillen […]

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At the Capitol: Hearings start next week!

Legislative Updates / By Katie Pitts / 01/17/2024

Last week, we wrapped up the first full week of the Legislature’s 2024 session. New bill introduction will continue through the end of the day today. (Click here for a list of everything introduced so far.) Hearings will begin next Monday, January 22 and floor debate on bills will start next week after rule changes

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Let’s end source of income discrimination!

Economic Justice / By Lizzie Turner / 01/13/2024

Everyone deserves a place to call home. As we wrapped up 2023, the Coalition for Source of Income Protections in Housing closed out the year by delivering over 520 signatures to the Lincoln City Council calling on our city to put protections in place so that renters can’t be discriminated against based on their source

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Congress can bring back the expanded Child Tax Credit – tell them to act now!

Economic Justice / By Diane Amdor / 01/12/2024

Remember back in 2021 when everyone in the US with kids got an extra few hundred dollars per month in their bank accounts? And then research showed that the expanded federal Child Tax Credit cut child poverty by 46%? We thought that was pretty great! But since the end of the expanded Child Tax Credit,

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Join us at the 2024 Welcoming Interactive in Dallas, Texas!

Immigrants & Communities, Race Equity, Welcoming / By Christa Yoakum / 01/11/2024

As we all navigate the path towards fostering inclusivity and belonging for all in our communities, here’s an exciting opportunity on the horizon – the Welcoming Interactive happening from April 10-12, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. The Welcoming Interactive provides a unique platform to learn from successful practices and inspiring examples of immigrant inclusion. In Dallas,

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At the Capitol: Bipartisan Support for Summer EBT!

Legislative Updates / By Katie Pitts / 01/09/2024

Last week, the Nebraska Legislature officially kicked off its 2024 session! New bill introduction began last week and will continue through Wednesday, January 17th (Day 10). We will keep you posted on key pieces of legislation that are introduced over the next several days. Floor debate will begin this week and we will start off

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2024 Nebraska Legislative Session begins today!

Legislative Updates / By Katie Pitts / 01/03/2024

Welcome to 2024! Today is the first day of the Nebraska Legislature’s 2024 session. This will be a short, 60-day session and is scheduled to end on April 18th. Today’s agenda includes an election for a new chairperson of the Executive Board, followed by new bill introductions that will run every day from now through

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RELEASE: Nebraska workers receive another wage increase because of Initiative 433

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 01/02/2024

***For Immediate Release***January 2, 2024 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org Nebraska workers receive another wage increase because of Initiative 433 The increase to $12.00/hour is the second in a series of raises LINCOLN, NE — Yesterday, Nebraska increased its minimum wage for workers across the state to $12.00/hour. This was the

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RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed submits 6,144 signatures to Gov. Pillen in support of summer grocery benefits program

Economic Justice / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 12/29/2023

***For Immediate Release***December 29, 2023 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org Nebraska Appleseed submits 6,144 signatures to Gov. Pillen in support of summer grocery benefits program LINCOLN, NE – Today, Nebraska Appleseed delivered a petition to Governor Pillen with 6,144 signatures from 230 Nebraska communities who want our state to

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Welcome Jodi Lepaopao, Campaigns Organizer!

Uncategorized / By Becky Gould / 12/23/2023

Help us welcome Jodi Lepaopao (she/her/hers) to the Appleseed Team! Jodi joined Nebraska Appleseed in October 2023 as a Campaigns Organizer working on the Paid Sick Leave ballot initiative. In this role, she supports and coordinates the grassroots advocates and volunteers engaged with ballot initiative campaigns. Prior to joining Appleseed, Jodi operated as a Field

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