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RELEASE: House Advances Historically Devastating Budget Reconciliation Bills

Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 05/15/2025

***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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RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances bill to limit paid sick leave, despite overwhelming opposition

Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 05/13/2025

***For Immediate Release***May 13, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances bill to limit paid sick leave, despite overwhelming opposition LB415 removes paid sick leave protections from 140,000 Nebraskans LINCOLN, NE – Today, 33 senators in the Nebraska Legislature continue to flagrantly disrespect the will of their constituents

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RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances harmful minimum wage changes, disrespecting the will of voters

Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 04/30/2025

***For Immediate Release***April 30, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances harmful minimum wage changes, disrespecting the will of voters LB258 directly undermines changes that were overwhelmingly approved by Nebraska voters LINCOLN, NE – Today, 33 senators in the Nebraska Legislature continued to blatantly ignore the will of

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RELEASE: Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans Coalition React to Legislative Efforts to Overturn Vote

Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 04/25/2025

***For Immediate Release***April 25, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans Coalition React to Legislative Efforts to Overturn Vote Coalition Partners Review Polling for Possible Referendum LINCOLN, NE – Today, the Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans coalition is sharing new polling results that reveal Nebraska

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RELEASE: Nebraska DHHS applies for unnecessary SNAP waiver that stigmatizes low-income families

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 04/07/2025

***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

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RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances bill that weakens voter-approved minimum wage initiative

Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 04/01/2025

***For Immediate Release***April 1, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances bill that weakens voter-approved minimum wage initiative LINCOLN, NE – Today, the Nebraska Legislature advanced LB258, introduced by Senator Jane Raybould, which would significantly undermine Initiative 433, a ballot measure that Nebrakans strongly supported in November

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RELEASE: Ballot sponsors oppose efforts to undermine voter-approved Paid Sick Leave (Initiative 436)

Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 03/20/2025

***For Immediate Release***March 20, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Ballot sponsors oppose efforts to undermine Paid Sick Leave (Initiative 436) AM545 would prevent some Nebraska workers from accessing paid sick leave LINCOLN, NE – As early as today, the Nebraska Legislature will begin debate on LB415, a

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RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed Responds to President Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 03/05/2025

***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

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RELEASE: Freeze of federal assistance could harm Nebraskans in every community

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 01/28/2025

***For Immediate Release***January 28, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Freeze of federal assistance could harm Nebraskans in every community Order would halt providing assistance in key programs supporting Nebraska communities LINCOLN, NE — On Monday night, President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget ordered a temporary freeze on all

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RELEASE: Governor Pillen’s Executive Order on Immigration Enforcement Will Harm Nebraska Communities

Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 01/24/2025

***For Immediate Release***January 24, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Governor Pillen’s Executive Order on Immigration Enforcement Will Harm Nebraska Communities This executive order is deeply contrary to Nebraska’s values and will harm moms, dads, and neighbors. LINCOLN, NE — Today, Governor Pillen signed an executive order that directs Nebraska

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