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On September 4, 2012 Governor Heineman invited representatives from 11 different organizations to speak about establishing a health care exchange in Nebraska.  Health care exchanges are a key feature of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and will serve as a new marketplace where individuals and small businesses can purchase health…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

I don’t know how most people my age were introduced to the issues of money and finance, but I have distinct early memories of my father telling my mother that money was not something to be talked about when the kids were in the room.  My family was undoubtedly well-intentioned…...