our story
Forty Years of Successful and Responsive Advocacy
Every day we learn something, take on a brand new issue, work with seasoned as well as youthful leadership in our communities. Listed here are some of our successful efforts on behalf of our clients, proving that persistence, smart decision making and hard work produce meaningful results. Never afraid to take on tough issues, we leverage organizational assets to navigate the political landscape to consistently deliver success for our clients.
EVERYDAY WE OPEN OURSELVES TO LEARNING SOMETHING NEW
1985
Founded in 1985 by Rich Lombardi and Julie Erickson.
1992
Nebraska Environmental Trust
1992
Led Advocacy Efforts to Save Peru State College
1996
Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund
1996
Federal Health Care Law Grassroots
1996
Led Advocacy to Establish the Nebraska Brew Pubs Expansion Act
2001
Worked to Establish the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund earmarking over a $1 billion in Tobacco Settlement Monies for Health Care
2001
Local Public Health Department Creation
2002
Tobacco Tax Increase to Fund Health Services and Reduce Youth Smoking
2005
First Microenterprise Tax Credit in the country
2006
Sales Tax Rebate for Renewable Energy
2008
Strengthening the Nebraska Clean Indoor Act
2008
Stem Cell Research Protection
Multiple Years
Successfully Opposed Helmet Repeal Legislation
2010
Labor Misclassification Law
2012
Protect Tax Exempt Status for YMCA's
2012
Prenatal Care Funding for Low Income Women
2013
Reform of Commission on Industrial Relations
2014
Insurance Coverage for Autism Treatment Services for Youth
2015
Establish Stroke Protocols for Health Facilities in Nebraska
2015
Led Advocacy Efforts to Establish State ABLE Act Tax Deferred Accounts for Children with Disabilities
2016
Increase Annual Funding for Low-Income Legal Services
2016
Funding for Microenterprise Loans
2022
Eliminate the State Income Tax on Social Security Benefits
2023
Secured $197.2 Million for Lincoln’s Second Water Source
Ongoing
Updating Licensure Statutes for Engineers, Architects, Physical Therapists, Physician Assistants, Speech Therapists, Audiologists, Psychologists, Podiatrists
