Understanding how the new Medicaid program is a firm commitment
There was much hand-wringing earlier this week from opponents of LB 577, the bill that would implement the new, extended […]
Health Care
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Grassroots Advocacy Training – Friday, April 26th, 2013
Nebraska Appleseed and our friends at the Center for Rural Affairs are holding a Grassroots Advocacy Training in Syracuse tomorrow
Economic Justice
Free webinar on supportive services available for Nebraska students
Nebraska Appleseed invites you to attend our upcoming webinar regarding supportive services for students in Nebraska, Extra Credit: A Guide
Immigrants & Communities
Harper’s Magazine goes undercover at Nebraska meatpacking plant
Over the weekend, the Lincoln Journal Star published an article about Tom Conover, an award-winning journalist, who went “undercover” as
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Legislative Update
New Medicaid program bill debated in Legislature LB 577, the bill to implement the Affordable Care Act’s new Medicaid option,
Child Welfare
Project Everlast Takes on the Capitol
The last Sunday in March was no ordinary day. That morning, I arrived bright and early at a 4-H camp
Immigrants & Communities
Nebraska Appleseed Statement on Senate Immigration Bill
Darcy Tromanhauser, Director of Nebraska Appleseed’s Immigrants & Communities Program, issued the following statement on today’s Senate immigration reform bill.
Immigrants & Communities
Unsafe at These Speeds – Part 2
For the next few weeks, we will continue to take an in-depth look at the powerful new report from Southern
Child Welfare
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Indian Child Welfare Case
Written with Lyndley Schlepp Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case Adoptive Couple v. Baby
Health Care
Medicaid Covers People in a Cost-Efficient Way
The new Medicaid program offers Nebraska a way to provide health care to tens of thousands of people in our
