OSHA Hears the Voices of Meatpacking Workers
Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) opened its doors to stakeholders from around the country for an […]
Immigrants & Communities
Economic Justice
Making the Grade on Child Nutrition
I am blogging today from Washington, D.C.  I am attending the Food Research and Action Center’s Annual Anti-Hunger Policy conference
Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities
Healthy Babies or Politics?
Monday, March 1st was not a good day for Nebraska. On Monday, over 1,500 women and their unborn children lost
Child Welfare
Two Important Child Welfare Bills Need Our Support
Last month, the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee heard testimony on two important child welfare bills that Nebraska Appleseed strongly supports. LB
Economic Justice
A Bumpy Ride
Increasingly, the economic downturn is leading Americans, and Nebraskans, to access public benefits programs such as Child Care Assistance and
Economic Justice
Changing the Odds
Last week, we launched our Economic Opportunity Campaign, which is a values based policy agenda to build opportunity in the
Child Welfare, Immigrants & Communities
Report Documents Immigration Enforcement’s Harmful Effects on Children
While our country is engaged in an intense debate about immigration policy, largely absent from the discussion is the impact
Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities
Common Sense and Prenatal Care
For years Nebraska has had a common sense, compassionate, and fiscally sound policy of providing prenatal care to low-income mothers
Immigrants & Communities
Putting Nebraska Students First
Educational opportunity for all Nebraska students was the focus of a committee hearing at the State Capitol last week. The
Economic Justice
Equal ACCESS
Nebraska Appleseed has used the tag line “Core Values, Common Ground, Equal Justice” for a long time. We look to
