The JCRC Public Policy & Civil Rights Committee is committed to keeping you informed on the bills and issues that we are watching during this Legislative session.

If you have any questions about bills and issues, want to learn more about the process of participating in grass-roots advocacy, or would like assistance crafting letters or testimonies, JCRC staff is here to help!

To view the bills JCRC is monitoring, click here.

Important Updates

LB84 Signed into Law

On April 14, Governor Pillen signed LB84 into law, adopting the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact for the state of Nebraska. This will allow school psychologists to administer care between states without having to relicense, improving continuity of care when patients or providers relocate.

LB84 was introduced by Sen. Victor Rountree of Bellevue and supported by JCRC Omaha and Jewish Family Services.

Results vs. change: First Stothert-Ewing debate focuses on three-term mayor

Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing spent Omaha’s first general election debate Thursday framing his pitch for voters to retire three-term Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert and hire him.

Stothert, seeking a modern-record fourth term, spent most of the Omaha Press Club and League of Women Voters debate touting the city’s performance in her nearly dozen years as mayor. The debate was moderated by WOWT anchor Brian Mastre.

Read the article from The Nebraska Examiner

Upcoming Events

April 24 from 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM | The People's Day

Join the League of Women Voters of Nebraska on Thursday, April 24, at the Nebraska State Capitol for The People's Day. Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (CDT) to be the face of the real people who are impacted by our state legislators’ policy decisions.

Volunteers at this open house style event will help you decide how you want to be heard and walk with you as you talk to senators, visit their offices and speak up for you and your community.

May 12 at 12:00 PM | Tiffany Friesen Milone

Tiffany Friesen Milone, Deputy Director for OpenSky will join the next JCRC Public Policy Committee meeting to talk about their work analyzing data to help lawmakers and citizens in adopting sound policy in Nebraska. The meeting is May 12 at noon in person at the JCC, or via Zoom.

Zoom Link

May 7 | 8:30-10:00 AM | Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer

The Moral, The Political, and The Partisan: Jewish Community in a Partisan Age

Proudly co-sponsored by the JCRC and Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation

As partisan politics continues to shape American public discourse, the Jewish community struggles to define the commitments we are meant to share with each other and to find ways to hold together across difference. How can we identify the kinds of ideas and ideals that should transcend what divides us? And how might we imagine Jewish community in a divided America?

Friends & Advocates Campaign

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JCRC serves as the bridge that connects the Omaha Jewish community with other communities across our city. We work tirelessly to advocate for policies that combat antisemitism, protect our rights and the civil rights of others, and protect the most vulnerable members of our society.

With your support, the JCRC will continue to create a more inclusive, compassionate, and tolerant society—one that stands firm against hatred, discrimination, and injustice.

Thank you for your support in making this work possible. Your contribution truly makes a difference, not just today, but for generations to come.

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Guided by Jewish values, the nonpartisan Jewish Community Relations Council works in common cause with other religious, racial, ethnic, and civic groups to foster a just, democratic, and pluralistic society. The JCRC advocates, educates, collaborates, and mobilizes action on issues important to the Jewish Community and greater community to fight antisemitism and hate in all its forms and promote the security of Israel and Jews everywhere.