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Nebraska Appleseed 2026 Priority Bills Legislative Wrap-up

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The 2026 Nebraska Legislative Session officially ended on Friday, April 17. The Legislature introduced more than 500 new bills and proposed constitutional amendments this session, and we saw the following Appleseed priority bills signed into law: Supporting young people navigating the child welfare system ✅ LB1032 recognizes tribal customary adoptions in Nebraska state law, ensuring […]

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At the Capitol: 2026 Legislative Wrap-up

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Last Friday, the 2026 Nebraska legislative session officially ended! Four Important Bills Signed Into Law Governor Pillen signed into law four important bills that will ensure Nebraskans are supported throughout the state: ✅ LB304 helps parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to decrease this

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LB966 Hunger Free Schools Act becomes law!

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The Nebraska legislative session wrapped up Friday and senators successfully passed LB966, the Hunger Free Schools Act, which will feed more kids in Nebraska schools! For a five year period starting next year, kids who qualify for reduced-price meals (in families with incomes between 130-185% FPL) will get those meals for free.  A huge thank

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Bill Recognizing Tribal Customary Adoptions Becomes Law!

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Yesterday, ✅ LB1032, which recognizes tribal customary adoptions in Nebraska state law, was approved by the Governor – officially becoming state law!  LB1032, introduced by Senator Wendy DeBoer and prioritized by the State-Tribal Relations Committee, is a major step forward in honoring the values, traditions, and beliefs of Native families across Nebraska.  Tribal customary adoptions (“TCAs”)

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At the Capitol: 2026 Legislative Session ends this Friday

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Welcome to the final week of the 2026 Nebraska legislative session, which is scheduled to end this Friday, April 17.  Last week: Several bills passed on Final Reading Last week, several important bills passed on Final Reading and are awaiting the governor’s signature to be officially signed into law: ✅ LB304 helps parents afford the

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At the Capitol: Critical bills up for debate TODAY!

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The 2026 Legislative Session is wrapping up with its last full week this week!  Follow along: You can livestream all legislative happenings through Nebraska Public Media. Today: Critical Bills up for Debate Last week, several important bills advanced to select file, all of which are up for debate as soon as TODAY: ✅ LB304 helps

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ALERT: Senators will debate Hunger-Free Schools Act today

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Today,Thursday, April 2, senators will debate ✅ LB966 (M. Cavanaugh), aka the Hunger-Free Schools Act, on General File. This bill would make more students in families with low incomes eligible for free school meals. Families eligible for reduced-price school meals (e.g. those earning between 130% and 185% FPL or $3573 and $5,087 per month for

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At the Capitol: Important bills up for debate TODAY!

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We’re in the final days of the 2026 Legislative Session! Follow along: You can livestream all legislative happenings through Nebraska Public Media. Yesterday: LB304 advanced to select file! Last night, ✅ LB304 advanced to select file. This bill helps parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to

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TAKE ACTION: LB958 is Up for Debate TODAY! Tell Your Senator to Protect Medicaid Retroactive Coverage.

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The fight to protect Medicaid retroactive coverage is now at the Capitol. ✅ LB958, which protects this coverage, is up for debate today.  We know Nebraskans value Medicaid’s retroactive coverage – over 1,200 comments were submitted within the last few weeks telling DHHS to abandon its harmful proposal to eliminate retroactive coverage for all Medicaid

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ACTION ALERT: Protect Access to Affordable Child Care!

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On Monday, March 30, Senators will debate ✅ LB304 (DeBoer) which helps parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to decrease this year. If this bill doesn’t pass this year, over 2,000 families will lose access to funding for child care. The Child Care Subsidy Program is

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