NE: Social Justice
NE schools play huge role in safety, well-being, rights of LGBTQ+ students
As the new school year starts, Nebraska teachers will again be focusing on their students' emotional well-being and safety as well as academic …
Union workers cry foul over layoffs at immigration service centers
Unionized workers with the federal agency responsible for processing immigration and asylum paperwork claim they are being forced to turn their jobs o…
NE AG's opinion could set voting rights restoration back decades
About 7,000 Nebraskans with felony convictions who thought they'd be able to register to vote, now face uncertainty. In question is the …
NE podría retroceder décadas en la restauración del derecho al voto
Alrededor de 7,000 habitantes de Nebraska con condenas por delitos graves que pensaban que podrían registrarse para votar, ahora se enfrentan a …
NE advocates foresee new voting-restoration law helping individuals, state
April is Second Chance Month and many Nebraskans are celebrating passage of a bipartisan voting rights restoration bill and its focus on second chance…
Winnebago Tribe's development corp earns top rating, $2 million grant
The Nebraska Winnebago Tribe's Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation, or HCCDC, has been awarded $2 million through MacKenzie Scott's Yield …
NE advocates for LGBTQ+ rights hopeful after visits with state senators
State legislators across the country continue to introduce anti-LGBTQ bills and there have been a record number of them for four years in a row…
OutNebraska advocates for LGBTQ+ at NE Capitol, statewide
With the start of the Nebraska Unicameral's 2024 session this week, guarding against the divisiveness experienced last session is top of mind for …
ACLU: NE prison progress on 'restrictive housing' not enough
The latest report on the Nebraska Correctional System shows a decrease in the use of restrictive housing. The Office of Inspector General of …
Winnebago Tribe's Ho-Chunk Village Wins Major Award, Serves as Model
Nebraska's Winnebago Tribe is considered a mid-sized tribe, but it's a big award winner. The tribe's Ho-Chunk Village housing development is one of …
Agriculture Worker Rights Program: Attorneys for Eligible Ag Workers in NE
With an average hourly wage of under $15 in 2021, many Nebraska agricultural workers would be hard-pressed to afford an attorney if they needed one …
Survey: Nearly 60% of Nebraskans Oppose Abortion Bill in Legislature
Nebraska would have one of the strictest abortion laws in the country should Legislative Bill 626 become law. It recently passed out of committee…