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You’re invited to join us for the 2026 Good Apple Awards on Thursday, October 8 at the Livestock Exchange Ballroom in Omaha. Social hour with an hors d’oeuvres dinner and live music begins at 6:00 pm with a program and awards presentation to follow at 7:00 pm. The Good Apple Awards will celebrate Nebraska Appleseed’s 30th anniversary and

Today, Appleseed gathered with advocates from across the state to turn in more than 186,000 signatures representing every county in Nebraska in support of the Respect Nebraska Voters ballot initiative! Thanks to the hard work of advocates and volunteers across our state, we’re confident that we’ve submitted more than enough signatures to qualify for the

This year, we’ve joined advocates and partners throughout the state collecting signatures to get Respect Nebraska Voters on the ballot this November! Together, we’re going to ensure that our state lawmakers respect the will of the people once voters have spoken at the ballot box. There are only a few weeks left for us to

For this year’s Give to Lincoln Day, we wanted to celebrate the act of giving. We set an ambitious goal to reach 400 grassroots supporters giving $10 or more to show what’s possible when we all pitch in for a common cause – the same approach we take to our work every single day. Thanks

May is for Give to Lincoln Day! From today through May 28, you can make a difference by supporting Nebraska Appleseed. This year, we’ve set a stretch goal to reach 400 grassroots supporters giving $10 or more. Even small amounts make a big difference when we all pitch in together as a community! Your gift

As news continues about federal use of our tax dollars for mass detainment warehouses (one with a footprint the size of two Yankees Stadiums) utterly contrary to our values, take just a minute to call Congress again in this critical moment to say NO additional money for ICE violence.  ICE violence and mass detentions and deportations by ICE make all

As we approach 2026, in the midst of many massive challenges, I am heartened by the remarkable number of Nebraskans who have mobilized this year: In less than a week, over 18,000 people from nearly 400 Nebraska communities signed a petition opposing a federal immigration detainment camp in our state. Hundreds have shown up to

After 43 days, Congress has taken action to end the federal government shutdown by passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) that will fund the government until January 30, 2026. We are extremely disappointed that this CR does not take any action to keep Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace premiums from skyrocketing for thousands of Nebraskans. What’s