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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday September 24, 2023 ( 3 items )  

LULAC ANALYSIS: OMAHA CITY COUNCIL USED THREE ROUNDS OF VOTES IN ANYTHING-BUT-LATINO MOVE TO KNOCK OUT FIVE QUALIFIED HISPANICS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: LULAC, the leading Latino advocacy group in America, received an online $20 associate membership form from Omaha, Nebraska. It was from Ron Hug, the newly appointed representative for the city council's 4th District, home to the largest Latino population in Omaha. Yet, in the process, three homegrown Latino candidates plus another two experienced Hispanic pu  more

LULAC ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN TO MOBILIZE LATINO VOTERS AND DEMAND REPRESENTATION FOLLOWING BEING SHUT OUT BY OMAHA, NEBRASKA LEADERS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release: LULAC is announcing the launch of iOYEME OMAHA! Hear Me Omaha! an organizing, mobilizing, and get-out-the-vote coalition campaign aimed at empowering the Latino community in Omaha and demanding representation from their elected leaders. This initiative comes after a betrayal of trust by the Omaha City Council, which failed to adequately represent the interests of the more than 73,000   more

Nebraska Farm Bureau Opposes SCC Proposed Tax Levy Increase
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 19 -- The Nebraska Farm Bureau issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) is asking the Southeast Community College (SCC) Board of Governors to exercise fiscal restraint in its tax ask for the upcoming fiscal year. NEFB joined a coalition of stakeholders that include the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Independent Business Association, Nebraska Cattlemen, Nebraska Corn Growers Association, Nebraska Pork Producers Association, a  more