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It is the season of giving and Nebraskans are known around the country for their generous spirit. Yet those in Omaha who ask for help have been ticketed and thrown in jail for up to 14 days for holding signs asking for help.

By Danielle Conrad, Executive Director of the ACLU of Nebraska and Mary-Beth Muskin, Executive Director of the Anti-Defamation League of Nebraska.

Like the mom of a transgender daughter in Illinois, the moms who call our office to talk about their transgender children just want their kids to have an opportunity to do well in school.

The Lincoln Journal Star Editorial Board joins the ACLU in calling for reforms to Nebraska's civil forfeiture laws.

Data from 2014 continues the trend of Nebraska law enforcement pulling over a disproportionate number of people of color.

The ACLU of Nebraska has dug through hundreds of pages of records about Nebraska’s attempts to obtain lethal injection drugs.

As a retired law-enforcement officer with over 26 years of experience, I know that law enforcement officers must make split second decisions that frequently can save lives. These decisions can also endanger lives. With so much at stake, it is important that our officers on the street have robust training to help them make these split second decisions and that communities have full faith and trust in the officers tasked with keeping our communities safe.

In Nebraska, we're taught to treat everyone like our neighbors. That should include transgender residents of the Cornhusker state. Take a moment to meet transgender people who call Nebraska home.

As working moms, we strongly believe that no pregnant working mom in Nebraska should have to choose between her health and the economic stability of her family. No matter where any voter falls on the political spectrum, this should be an issue we can all agree on.