Bold Nebraska is a progressive political advocacy group founded by Jane Fleming Kleeb in 2010 in the state of

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

Background

Bold Nebraska began as a progressive website, and it has been a vocal opponent of the

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. Bold Nebraska has also advocated for gay rights. Jane Kleeb, who founded Bold Nebraska, serves as the group's director and Chair of the Democratic Party of Nebraska.

Affiliation and funding

Bold Nebraska is an affiliate of

ProgressNow ProgressNow, previously the Rocky Mountain Progressive Network, is a progressive 501(c)(4) advocacy organization in the United States. Founded in 2003, ProgressNow bills itself as a network of state based communications hubs which act as a market ...

. It has received funding from the Tides Advocacy Fund. In 2016 Bold Nebraska fell under the newly formed umbrella organization Bold Alliance.

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