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