***For Immediate Release*** September 15, 2016 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 Email: jsheldon@neappleseed.org New data: Over 12 percent of Nebraskans still live in poverty Census shows high rates of poverty for children, minority populations LINCOLN — The percentage of Nebraskans living in poverty was not sharply reduced in 2015… Read more →
***For Immediate Release*** September 13, 2016 Contact, Jeff Sheldon Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed Office: (402) 438-8853 Mobile: (402) 840-7289 Email: jsheldon@neappleseed.org New Census data: 154,000 Nebraskans remain without Health Insurance Expanding Medicaid would further reduce uninsured population by 64 percent LINCOLN — The number of Nebraskans living without health insurance has declined by more than 50,000 over… Read more →
