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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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Updates

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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Updates

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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RELEASE: Nebraska’s Members of Congress vote to slash health care and food access to separate families

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***For Immediate Release***July 3, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska’s Members of Congress vote to slash health care and food access to separate families  The House of Representatives finalized passage of the budget reconciliation bill that will cause irreparable harm to Nebraskans for decades to come LINCOLN, NE

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Public Hearing on Nebraska SNAP Soda Restriction is Tuesday

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The USDA recently approved Nebraska’s waiver to restrict soda and energy drinks purchased with SNAP benefits. These restrictions do not make people healthier, but do make people hungrier, while also making SNAP recipients second class citizens when buying groceries. Food and the dignity of making our own choices at the store should be accessible to

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Call to action

TAKE ACTION: Final Passage Vote for Reconciliation Bill Soon

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It’s possible there’s just one more vote before Congress could pass the devastating budget reconciliation bill that will rip away health care and food access from tens of thousands of Nebraskans, all while funding tax breaks for billionaires and sweeping deportations of everyday working people that will separate families.  We know you’ve been sending emails,

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RELEASE: US Senate Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska Communities

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For Immediate ReleaseJuly 1, 2025 Contact:Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications DirectorNebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: US Senate Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska CommunitiesThe Senate takes the same destructive path as the House, advancing a bill that will result in tens of thousands of Nebraskans losing access to healthcare and food LINCOLN, NE – Today, the U.S.

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