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08/19/2010

Nebraska Appleseed Files Lawsuit to Restore Access to Prenatal Care

07/23/2010

Nebraska Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Low-Income Parents Dropped from Medicaid

06/29/2010

Nebraska Reaching Only One in Ten Low-Income Children with Summer Nutrition Programs

06/21/2010

Enormous Local Effort Fails to Prevent Outside Anti-Immigrant Proposal

State's Budget Should Reflect State Priorities

04/26/2010

Nebraska Supreme Court to Review Decision that HHS Overstepped Its Authority in Terminating Medicaid Benefits of Over 400 Low-Income Parents

04/02/2010

Inadequacy of State Child Welfare Contracts Put Nebraska Children and Agencies in Jeopardy

08/31/2010

Heineman will apply for health care reform funds - Lincoln Journal-Star

08/27/2010

Gov. Dave Heineman is pitting federal health care reform against education - Lincoln Journal-Star

08/23/2010

Lawsuit Challenges Cuts To Neb. Prenatal Services For Low-Income Women - Medical News Today

08/20/2010

Nebraska Appleseed Files Lawsuit to Restore Access to Prenatal Care - 10/11 News

State Faces Lawsuit Over Pre-natal Services - Top News UK

08/19/2010

State sued over prenatal services - Omaha World-Herald

Nebraska officials sued for stopping prenatal care - Lincoln Journal-Star

Nebraska officials sued for stopping prenatal care - MSNBC/AP

08/18/2010

Medicaid expansion could pressure the state budget - NET Radio

Report: Nebraska Medicaid costs likely to soar - Lincoln Journal-Star

07/23/2010

Nebraska Supreme Court rejects Medicaid policy - Lincoln Journal-Star

Court: Can't withhold Medicaid - Omaha World-Herald

Nebraska Supreme Court rejects Medicaid policy - Lincoln Journal-Star/AP

Nebraska high court also rejects Medicaid policy - Grand Island Independent/AP

Nebraska Supreme Court Also Rejects Medicaid Policy - 10/11 News/AP

Neb. high court backs rejection of Medicaid policy - Columbus Telegram

Nebraska Supreme Court rejects HHS policy of withholding Medicaid in welfare-to-work program - Canadian Business Online

Nebraska Supreme Court rejects HHS policy of withholding Medicaid in welfare-to-work program - San Francisco Examiner

Nebraska Supreme Court rejects HHS policy of withholding Medicaid in welfare-to-work program - Washington Examiner

Nebraska high court also rejects Medicaid policy - KMTV/AP

07/05/2010

Nebraskans using federal food stamp program on the rise - Lincoln Journal-Star

Nebraskans using federal food stamp program on the rise - Sioux City Journal

07/02/2010

State switching to online, call centers for welfare applications - Lincoln Journal-Star

06/30/2010

Report: Fewer summer meal programs in time of greater need - Lincoln Journal-Star/AP

06/24/2010

Nebraska Appleseed calls on Unicameral to set budget priorities - KIOS Radio

06/22/2010

Nebraska Appleseed groups want input on state budget priorities - Lincoln Journal-Star

Smart Budgeting Please - WNAX Radio

06/21/2010

Neb. urged to do more than cut - Omaha World-Herald

06/13/2010

Advocates for low income, disabled fear new Medicaid rules - Lincoln Journal-Star

04/26/2010

Nebraska Supreme Court to weigh HHS power to withhold Medicaid - Lincoln Journal-Star

Court to weigh HHS Medicaid power - Omaha World-Herald

Neb. court to weigh HHS power to withhold Medicaid - KCAU-TV

Neb. court to weigh HHS power to withhold Medicaid - Sioux City Journal

Medicaid: Neb. Court To Weigh HHS Power - Yankton Press & Dakotan

Neb. court to weigh HHS power to withhold Medicaid - MSNBC

04/15/2010

Nebraska Prenatal Bill Causes Fight Over Immigration - EmpowHER.com

04/09/2010

Neb. goes after jobless aid - Omaha World-Herald

Nebraska may accept more stimulus money for unemployment benefits - Lincoln Journal-Star

04/08/2010

Nebraska may accept more stimulus money for unemployment benefits - Lincoln Journal-Star

04/07/2010

Proposal seeks federal unemployment stimulus funds - Unicameral Update

04/04/2010

Denying immigrant women prenatal care harms children - Daily Nebraskan Op/Ed

08/29/2010

Immigration questions aired - Omaha World-Herald

08/17/2010

Is birthright issue born of politics? - Omaha World-Herald

08/04/2010

Dave Heineman in talks about Arizona-style law - Lincoln Journal-Star

07/08/2010

Former Neb. senator fighting immigration policies - CNBC/AP

Former Nebraska senator fighting immigration policies - Lincoln Journal-Star/AP

Legal threats, unrest reported after Fremont vote - Lincoln Journal-Star

Former Neb. senator fighting immigration policies - NTV/AP

Former State Senator Takes On Immigration Policy - KETV/AP

Former Neb. senator fighting immigration policies - KNEB/AP

06/02/2010

Lincoln panel discusses immigration law issues - Lincoln Journal-Star

05/18/2010

Lawmaker plans Arizona-style immigrant bill for Nebraska - Lincoln Journal-Star/AP

Nebraska state Sen. Janssen plans Arizona-style bill aimed at curbing illegal immigration - Washington Examiner/AP

Neb. lawmaker plans Arizona-style immigrant bill - MSNBC/AP

04/20/2010

Documentary explores controversy of immigration reform - Daily Nebraskan

04/15/2010

Nebraska Prenatal Bill Causes Fight Over Immigration - EmpowHER.com

04/04/2010

Denying immigrant women prenatal care harms children - Daily Nebraskan Op/Ed

08/27/2010

Privatizing child welfare in Nebraska hasn't delivered the reform it promised - The Reader

06/24/2010

KVC to become lead foster agency at end of the month - Lincoln Journal-Star

04/23/2010

Child welfare reform needs restructuring in Nebraska - Omaha World-Herald Op/Ed

04/22/2010

State's Plan May Be Disruptive To Youths, Critics Say - KETV

04/20/2010

Advocates say program woes hurt Nebraska children - Lincoln Journal-Star

04/19/2010

Child welfare system criticized - Omaha World-Herald

Advocates say welfare woes hurt Nebraska children - KRVN Radio

Advocates say program woes hurt Nebraska children - Connecticut Post

04/13/2010

Alarms sounding on child welfare - Lincoln Journal-Star Op/Ed

04/11/2010

Nebraska's Foster Care Reform Plan fails as agencies pull out - Omaha Ethnic Community Examiner

04/10/2010

UNK conference considers child welfare - Kearney Hub

04/09/2010

Despite loss of participating agencies, state committed to child welfare reform - Lincoln Journal-Star

State loses 2nd private youth services contractor - Kansas City Star

04/02/2010

Cedars to end state foster care contract - Lincoln Journal-Star

Lincoln agency ends youth services contract with HHS - Grand Island Independent

Youth services provider quits - Omaha World-Herald

08/31/2010

Heineman will apply for health care reform funds - Lincoln Journal-Star

07/31/2010

Dave Heineman may not seek $1M health care reform grant - Lincoln Journal-Star

04/15/2010

Nebraska Prenatal Bill Causes Fight Over Immigration - EmpowHER.com

04/04/2010

Denying immigrant women prenatal care harms children - Daily Nebraskan Op/Ed