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Government Shutdown: Nov. SNAP benefits on hold, USDA can and should intervene

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As of today, the Federal Government shutdown has lasted 24 days, which is affecting nutrition assistance programs across the country. Food benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for October are safe, but future SNAP benefits, including those for the month of November, […]

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Important Clarification Regarding Paid Sick Leave in Nebraska

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On October 1, 2025, Nebraska workers began accruing paid sick leave through the Nebraska Healthy Families & Workplaces Act (Initiative 436), which was approved by nearly 75% of voters in 2024. This new law gives over 100,000 Nebraskans the right to earn paid sick leave after 80 hours of consecutive employment, at which point workers

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Nebraska is implementing SNAP Eligibility Changes from President Trump’s H.R.1

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UPDATE: Nebraska DHHS released an FAQ document about changes due to the “One Big Beautiful Bill” on their SNAP webpage on Friday Oct. 17. President Trump signed H.R.1 otherwise known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4 2025, which included major cuts to and eligibility restrictions for public benefit programs including

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Today, Paid Sick Leave becomes law in Nebraska!

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Today, thanks to advocates like you, Nebraska workers will begin accruing paid sick leave through the Nebraska Healthy Families & Workplaces Act (Initiative 436), which was approved by nearly 75% of Nebraska voters last November. This new law gives over 100,000 Nebraskans the right to earn paid sick leave after 80 hours of consecutive employment, at which point

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SNAP Overpayments Resources/Un recurso nuevo para los sobrepagos de SNAP

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In times like these, it’s better to be prepared than caught off guard – especially with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits. That’s why Nebraska Appleseed has developed resources to support people dealing with SNAP overpayments. This is for you if you have received a demand letter from DHHS sharing that you’ve been overpaid

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RELEASE: Nebraska unlawfully shared private SNAP data with USDA in July 2025

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***For Immediate Release***September 17, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska DHHS unlawfully shared private SNAP data with USDA in July 2025 LINCOLN, NE – In May 2025, the US Department of Agriculture and DOGE sent notices to all states requiring them to hand over the personal data

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RELEASE: Housing discrimination lawsuit seeks to undermine the will of Lincoln voters

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***For Immediate Release***September 8, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Housing discrimination lawsuit seeks to undermine the will of Lincoln voters Nearly 66% of Lincolnites voted in May to ban housing discrimination based on a renter or buyer‘s source of income LINCOLN, NE — Last Thursday, a lawsuit

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Reconciliation impacts on SNAP and Child Nutrition programs in Nebraska

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In July, Congress passed and President Trump signed a budget reconciliation package which included nearly $200 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). All 5 of Nebraska’s members of congress voted for the bill. This law is predicted to put 17,000 (out of 150,000 total) SNAP participants in Nebraska at risk of

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Congress made a mess. Now Nebraska has to deal with it.

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Last month, Congress passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes over $1 trillion in cuts to programs that keep our communities healthy and strong – all to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and sweeping, unproductive deportations of everyday working people that will separate families and devastate communities.  All five members of Nebraka’s delegation –

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Congress passed their devastating budget bill. The fight now moves to our state.

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Today, the US House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of a devastating budget reconciliation bill that will rip away health care and food access from tens of thousands of Nebraskans in order to fund tax breaks for billionaires and sweeping deportations of everyday working people that will separate families. The bill will now head to the President’s desk to

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