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TAKE ACTION: Urge Omaha City Council to restore fair wages for Omaha workers

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On Tuesday, June 16, the Omaha City Council will hold a public hearing on Councilmember Danny Begley’s proposal to ensure that Omaha residents are paid a fair wage by restoring the protections the state legislature removed this year. This hearing builds on the momentum from the Lincoln City Council’s decision to reestablish what Nebraskans voted for in 2022, when nearly 60% […]

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TAKE ACTION: Urge the Lincoln City Council to Restore Fair Pay for Lincoln Workers!

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On Monday, May 4, the Lincoln City Council will hold a public hearing on Councilmember James Michael Bowers’ proposal to ensure that Lincolnites are paid a fair wage by restoring the wage protections the state legislature recently removed.  In 2022, almost 60% of Nebraska voters – and 7 out of 10 Lincoln voters – approved the Raise the Wage Nebraska

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Nebraska Appleseed 2026 Priority Bills Legislative Wrap-up

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The 2026 Nebraska Legislative Session officially ended on Friday, April 17. The Legislature introduced more than 500 new bills and proposed constitutional amendments this session, and we saw the following Appleseed priority bills signed into law: Supporting young people navigating the child welfare system ✅ LB1032 recognizes tribal customary adoptions in Nebraska state law, ensuring

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Updates

Minimum wage restricted: How your senator voted on LB258

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Despite thousands of Nebraskans demanding that our Legislature honor the will of voters, 33 senators chose today to undermine our state’s voter-approved minimum wage law by passing ❌LB258 on Final Reading. This bill creates a subminimum wage for workers under the age of 20 and adds restrictions on the cost of living increases that Nebraskans

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News

RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances harmful minimum wage bill, defying constituents

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***For Immediate Release***February 5, 2026 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org  RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature advances harmful minimum wage bill, defying constituents  LB258 directly undermines changes that were overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2022 LINCOLN, NE – Today, 33 senators blatantly disregarded the will of Nebraskans by voting to pass LB258 on Final

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ACTION ALERT: Nebraska’s minimum wage is under attack (again)

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Last year, Nebraskans came together to tell the Legislature HANDS OFF our voter-approved minimum wage law.  Now, ❌ LB258 (Raybould) – a bill that will harm workers by severely weakening Nebraska’s minimum wage law by carving out a subminimum wage for young workers AND placing a harmful cap on the cost of living increases that

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