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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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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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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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Welcoming Week Coming Soon! September 12-21

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Welcoming Week 2025: Stories We Share Welcoming Week: September 12-21 and beyond! Every year, in communities across Nebraska and across the country and globe, community members host a variety of learning, celebration, arts, culture, and other events during and beyond Welcoming Week! Welcoming Week is a meaningful time to connect with both new and longtime

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Tell the Senate NO to devastating cuts to health care & food programs to fund separating families & tax cuts for the wealthy!

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The Senate is getting closer to voting on their version of the House-passed budget reconciliation bill. This bill 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. As the Senate continues to debate their version of the bill,

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RELEASE: Statewide Nebraska Partners Call on Congress After Immigration Actions Damage Local Communities

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***For Immediate Release***June 20, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.orgSee multi-organization media contacts below. Nebraska Statewide Partners Across Sectors Call on Congress After Worksite Enforcement Actions Damage Local Communities Overwhelming impact on people and workplaces are symptoms of a broader 40-year policy failure by Congress NEBRASKA – The Nebraska Alliance for

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TAKE ACTION: After this week’s raids, Senate budget bills prioritize separating families

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This has been a difficult week as family members, friends, and all of us have been experiencing the impacts of devastating ICE raids in Omaha that have detained Nebraska neighbors and are causing destabilizing ripple effects across the community and throughout the state.  As everyone is working to support and respond, don’t forget to contact

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RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed condemns sweeping ICE raids throughout communities in Omaha

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***For Immediate Release***June 10, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed condemns sweeping ICE raids throughout communities in Omaha  Communities and families should not be torn apart while waiting to work through long, outdated, and complicated immigration processes. LINCOLN, NE – Today, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted sweeping

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Nebraskans at 2025 Welcoming Interactive! + Session 1 of 11th-Annual Welcoming Convening – June 11th!

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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

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House Budget Bill Would Separate Nebraska Families, Destabilizing Communities

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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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