More Than 30 Nebraskans Traveled to Detroit, Michigan for the 2025 Welcoming Interactive! We loved getting to see nearly 30 Nebraskans from all parts of Nebraska at the Welcoming Interactive national welcoming conference! People who attended the conference gained insights and strategies for building inclusive communities and formed connections with welcomers from all over the […]
Since January, federal leadership has given the public every reason to believe it cannot be trusted with more money, more power, and more discretion to pursue a cruel, costly, and unproductive immigration enforcement strategy that is destabilizing local communities. Yet, this week the House passed a massive budget bill (through a process known as “reconciliation”
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***For Immediate Release***May 22, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: US House Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska Communities Hundreds of thousands of Nebraskans’ access to healthcare and food is at risk LINCOLN, NE – This morning, the US House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation package that will
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The House of Representatives has recently advanced budget bills that will devastate healthcare, food access, and other basic-needs programs in order to fund tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires and sweeping deportations of longtime community members. The House could vote in a matter of days on these historically devastating cuts that are the most extensive
***For Immediate Release***May 15, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: House Committees Advance Historically Devastating Budget Reconciliation Bills LINCOLN, NE – Over the last two days, the US House of Representatives advanced reconciliation bills out of the Energy and Commerce and Agriculture Committees, making extreme cuts to Medicaid,
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***For Immediate Release***Date: March 5, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed Responds to President Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress LINCOLN, NE — Last night, President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress with a speech that was devoid of policies that would strengthen
Nebraska communities across the state are committed to strengthening local economies, building vibrant communities of neighbors, and fostering meaningful connections across differences by creating inclusive practices. One community has been recognized by Welcoming America for their commitment. Congratulations to Crete, Nebraska who is officially the first city in the state to be recognized as a
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Right now, Congress is considering budget legislation that would slash healthcare, food access, and other essential public services – in order to fund sweeping deportations of longtime community members and to expand tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and large corporations. Now is the time to tell our members of Congress that Nebraskans support stability for
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The Nebraska Legislature introduced more than 700 new bills and proposed constitutional amendments this session and we’re ready to fight for justice and opportunity at the Capitol! Nebraska Appleseed Priority Bills Here are some of the legislative priorities that Appleseed is supporting during the 2025 session. ⤵️ Supporting young people navigating the child welfare system
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As Nebraskans, we care about our neighbors. Last Friday, Governor Pillen signed an executive order that directs Nebraska agencies to comply with the federal government’s harsh and unproductive immigration enforcement orders. This executive order focused on contributing to sweeping enforcement actions is deeply contrary to Nebraska’s values of family and community, dignity and fairness. Nebraskans
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