Cailan Franz

Wife to Doug, mom to Scarlett, dog mom to Sterling. ENFJ. @momsdemand volunteer. Thoughts are my own.

[Cailan Franz @cailananne]

@NWSOmaha 192nd and Maple!

[Cailan Franz @cailananne]

@RustyLord 192nd and Maple!

[Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com @NE_Examiner]

Immigrants and refugees contribute 8% of Nebraska's overall economic output and could grow into what policy expert called an “economic powerhouse.”

From @cgonzalez_NE

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[KMTV 3 News Now @3NewsNowOmaha]

“This new regulation is extremely harmful and will effectively, we believe, shut down access to our asylum system for the most vulnerable migrants.” @A_a_ron_Heg #Omaha #Nebraska
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[Tim Royers @MW_Royers]

One of the biggest challenges facing our educators is the fact that we are often the last line of defense against a myriad of issues other elements of our community *should* be handling. The middle school these kids go to has been filing reports of child labor since *2016*.

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

A Nebraska middle school reporting a child with acid burns led to one of the largest investigations into child labor in the U.S. The Department of Labor found children as young as 13 were working overnights cleaning slaughterhouses. https://t.co/uBAwBp1BWk

[Planned Parenthood Advocates of Nebraska @ppadvocatesne]

“We did it! LB 626 will not be moving forward. Abortion remains legal in Nebraska. We want to extend an extremely heartfelt thanks to the unceasing work of our community: everyone who called, rallied, and did everything to fight and defeat this harmful ban.
#NELeg”

[Women's Fund of Omaha | Bluesky: @womensfund @OmahaWomensFund]

Today, enough senators listened to the majority of Nebraskans, stopped LB 626 from becoming law and rejected further restrictions on abortion care. It shouldn’t be this close & Nebraskans shouldn’t have to fight like this for basic rights to have control over their own bodies.

[Nebraska Appleseed @neappleseed]

Nebraska, you did it. Every call, email, meeting, green shirt, and trip to the capitol is why abortion access will remain in place. LB626 failed to overcome the filibuster by 1 vote. #neleg

[Senator Megan Hunt @NebraskaMegan]

ABORTION IS LEGAL IN NEBRASKA.

[KETV NewsWatch 7 @KETV]

Nebraska Heartbeat Act fails in Legislature as lawmakers' support falls short https://t.co/pj9KUBiVNf

[Omaha World-Herald @OWHnews]

Omaha students and community members gathered in Gene Leahy Mall on Tuesday to protest Legislative Bill 77, which would allow Nebraskans 21 and older to carry concealed weapons without a permit.
https://t.co/izOGtTtmQl

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

You should stop what you’re doing and watch this entire clip from @TheProblem.

[Immigrant Legal Center @immigrantlc1]

Immigrant children were hired in Grand Island to work the overnight shift cleaning dangerous equipment and using harsh chemicals at a meatpacking plant. Many of the children, if not all of them, are unaccompanied minors, children who came to the US without a parent or guardian.

[Nick Miroff @NickMiroff]

"Child labor violations have nearly quadrupled since 2015, according to Labor Department data, spiking in hazardous jobs that American citizens typically shun." https://t.co/xdoyT0a1W6 Don't miss this one from @mariasacchetti @LaurenKGurley

[Lauren Kaori Gurley @LaurenKGurley]

NEW: A 13 y.o. girl from Guatemala got hired illegally to clean a slaughterhouse in Nebraska last summer.

Her life is now falling apart. Lost income. Dad jailed. Mom faces time.

@mariasacchetti and I took a deep dive on her story:

https://t.co/p2osOhdJlS

[Maria Sacchetti @mariasacchetti]

. ⁦@LaurenKGurley⁩ & I went to Nebraska after the child-labor investigation. We found:

Nobody knows if most child workers are safe

No criminal charges for the company, but an immigrant dad is in jail. More could follow.

Read it here —-> https://t.co/l0zANYsFOb

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

After the Labor Department descended on a sanitation firm operating at a Nebraska meatpacking plant, the company was fined for violating child labor laws. One of the minor workers has seen her life unravel. https://t.co/Oc2QL2qPvn

[Immigrant Legal Center @immigrantlc1]

This morning, the @Nytimes published a comprehensive investigation into child immigrants working in factories and other dangerous jobs across the United States. While Nebraska isn’t specifically mentioned, our state is no exception.

[Nebraska Appleseed @neappleseed]

A full stomach is crucial. And yet we charge kids for school meals that are necessary for them to succeed in school. LB99, the Hunger Free Schools Act, would make breakfasts & lunches free to ALL students. @senatormachaela #NEleg

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