Advocacy News 2026July10

Kierstin Reed • July 9, 2026

We appreciate your ongoing involvement in the legislative process. 

Would you like to meet with candidates?

LeadingAge Nebraska is in the process of setting up meetings with the Legislative Candidates to discuss issues that are pressing to aging services providers. If you have a candidates in your district up for election and would like to be part of this process, please reach out to me at Kierstin.reed@leadingagene.org to discuss setting up a joint meeting. We always have more success when we have a district representative included in this meeting. We would love to support you in setting up a meeting. We appreciate your involvement in our advocacy efforts. 


Visit the Advocacy Page on LeadingAge Nebraska's website for more information and links.

 


LeadingAge Action Alerts: You will find all the current national action alerts for topics that concern aging services, older adults, workforce and families across the country. Remember to check back often for the latest updates.

 

Federal Legislation Tracker. Federal legislation LeadingAge is following and the summary we have produced. 


 

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