Congress is about to make a choice: Protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or have more Americans go hungry. They need to hear from you to make the right decision! The House Committee on Agriculture will meet soon to put pen to paper on policies that could massively cut SNAP for Nebraskans, all so […]
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Today, 33 senators continued to blatantly ignore the will of Nebraska voters by advancing ❌LB258 (Raybould) through its second round of debate. LB258 would harm Nebraska workers by severely weakening our state’s minimum wage law. If passed on Final Reading, this bill would create a subminimum wage for workers under the age of 20 AND
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“When your children are hungry, what do you do?” – Kerry Our lawmakers need to hear it’s time to End the SNAP Ban in Nebraska! ✅ LB319, a bill to end Nebraska’s lifetime SNAP ban for people convicted of felony drug convictions, will be up on Select File debate as early this morning. LB319 would…
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Throughout the 2025 Legislative Session, Nebraskans have been clear: Our Legislature should respect the will of the voters. Nebraskans came together in 2022 to make sure that our state has a minimum wage that values our labor, regardless of age, AND ensures that wages do not once again fall behind the cost of living. ❌
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Kids should have the food they need to be healthy and grow, no matter who they are or where they grow up. Nebraska’s Summer EBT program, now in its second year, is one puzzle piece to making sure no one gets left out. Summer EBT is simple: between April and September of 2025, children who
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The House recently passed its budget, setting the stage for a regressive, harmful set of tax cuts for those who don’t need them, paid for by cuts to bedrock programs like Medicaid and SNAP. The reconciliation process itself can be confusing, and no bill has yet been written or passed. The real work to stop
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Nebraskans spoke loud and clear at the ballot box in 2022: We want a minimum wage that values our labor – regardless of age – AND ensures that wages do not once again fall behind the cost of living. Despite the will of the people, the Nebraska Legislature is now seeking to undermine our state’s
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“[Just] because you got busted because of a possession charge or delivery so long ago, that shouldn’t stop you from getting SNAP benefits. Everybody has the right to change their life.” – Vernon It’s past time to End the SNAP Ban in Nebraska and our lawmakers need to hear it! ✅ LB319, a bill to
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***For Immediate Release***April 7, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska DHHS applies for unnecessary SNAP waiver that stigmatizes low-income families LINCOLN, NE – Today, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced that they will be submitting a waiver to the USDA to prohibit people from
Last week, we were extremely disappointed to see the Nebraska Legislature disregard the overwhelming will of Nebraska voters by advancing ❌ LB415 to select file (the second round of debate). This bill removes paid sick leave protections from 140,000 hardworking Nebraskans – including people working at small businesses, seasonal and temporary agricultural workers, and workers
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