Nebraska’s kids need your voice! Today, the state legislature will consider one of the most critical investments we can make in kids this year. Child care is critical to ensuring that kids are safe and parents can work. The child care subsidy program helps working parents access licensed care that…...
Making sure youth get the right services, close to home – LB 561
Children need our care and protection to grow, thrive, and become productive members of our society. When a young person breaks the law, we must respond in a thoughtful way that gives children their best possible chance at success, while still ensuring the safety of our communities. Unfortunately, Nebraska’s juvenile…...
“More Kids in Health Coverage Sounds Nice, May Be Too Taxing”
Today’s title comes courtesy of a 1997 Omaha World-Herald Editorial, when Nebraska was considering expanding Medicaid program through what’s known as CHIP, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, to cover more low-income children. The federal government had recently passed legislation to give states the option of covering more kids through…...
The sequester’s impact in Nebraska, Part 2: Head Start
The first post in this series examined what exactly the sequester is, and a brief introduction to the anticipated impacts on Nebraska’s kids. The second part of this multi-part series will focus on Head Start and Early Head Start. Head Start is a federal program that promotes the school readiness…...
Searching for Justice
This past June, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that the mandatory sentencing of children and youth to life without parole is cruel and unusual punishment, because it ignores the very fact that children are children. Youth are both less culpable for their actions and more…...
By-the-numbers: Juvenile life without parole
Currently in Nebraska, judges are required to sentence youth who commit murder to life without parole, and cannot consider any relating factors such as the child’s age or life circumstances. LB 44, which advanced to Select File today, would allow judges to consider the child’s circumstances when imposing a sentence.…...
- 1
- 2
