As introduced: This bill would increase the gross income limit in the food stamp program to 185% of the federal poverty level (FPL) while keeping the net income limit at 100% of FPL. This would allow families with high expenses for things like child care to continue to qualify for…...
LB 1015: Restoration of Cuts to Child Care Provider Rates
As introduced: In 2011, provider rates in the child care subsidy program were frozen for through 2013 with the limitation that they could not fall below the 50th percentile of current market rates. This bill would have restored the rates to their original funding level in July of 2012. Introducing…...
Child Death Report Highlights Need for Prenatal Care
A news release issued by the Child Death Review team, who operates under the Department of Health and Human Services, reported that between the years of 2007 and 2008 there were 551 child deaths in Nebraska (http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/newsroom/newsreleases/2011/Nov/childdeathreviewteam.htm). Of this number, over 165 of those were a result of some form…...
Race Matters
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a training in Washington, DC put on by Voices for America’s Children on using the Race Matters Toolkit. The training highlighted the role that past policies have played in shaping current inequities and suggested ways that organizations can work to integrate a racial equity lens…...
