Nebraska locks up people of color at higher rates than the U.S. as a whole. The gaps between its low white incarceration rate and high rates for racial minorities are
Women and young people have been facing increased behavioral-health challenges since before the pandemic, according to a new report assessing the state of women and children's well-bein .
Under current Nebraska laws, lenders can charge up to $15 per $100 loaned. Individual borrowers can take loans for up to $500, according to the Consumer Federation of America. That means a two-week loan for $500 that levies the maximum finance charge of $75 would have an APR of 391%.
To help change that, the coalition collected over 120,000 signatures over the past six months, far more than the 85,000 the group estimated they d need to collect by early July to qualify. In Nebraska, you need to collect signatures of 7% of registered voters to get a measure onto the ballot. The coalition says it plans to send 127 boxes of signed petitions to the Nebraska Secretary of State, who will verify the signatures and determine whether or not the requirements were met.