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LINCOLN FOR FAIR HOUSING QUALIFIED FOR BALLOT!
Currently, landlords in Lincoln can refuse to rent to people based on how they pay, such as housing vouchers or disability benefits. The Lincoln for Fair Housing coalition has been working over the past year to end this source-of-income discrimination.
Thanks to coalition partners and volunteers – as well as powerful testimony from impacted tenants and landlords – more than 15,000 voter signatures were turned in to end housing discrimination in Lincoln!
On Monday, March 10, the Lincoln City Council has the opportunity to implement these protections immediately, or place this issue on the May 6 city ballot. We need your support at the City Council hearing on Monday, March 10 at 3:00 PM to ensure a chance at fair housing for all our neighbors!
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Say NO to LB258!
When Nebraskans went to the ballot box in 2022, we voted to gradually raise our state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by January 2026 — and to automatically adjust it for cost of living increases starting in 2027. More than 300 Nebraskans businesses also signed on to support Initiative 433, acknowledging the many reasons why paying workers a fair wage is good for business and good for the economy.
LB258, introduced by Senator Jane Raybould, would harm workers by severely weakening Nebraska’s minimum wage law by carving out a subminimum wage for youth workers AND restricting the cost of living increases that Nebraskans voted for.
Will you email your senator and tell them to oppose LB258?
Tell your senator to OPPOSE AM545 to LB415!
Last November, voters across Nebraska overwhelmingly passed Initiative 436, a statewide ballot initiative that gives all workers the ability to earn and use paid sick leave – without retaliation from their employers. This voter-approved law goes into effect on October 1, 2025.
The Business and Labor Committee has prioritized LB415 (Sen. Beau Ballard), which includes a pending amendment (AM545) that would exempt several groups of workers from receiving earned sick leave – including seasonal and temporary agricultural workers, and workers under the age of 16. Additionally, AM545 exempts businesses with 10 or fewer employees from having to provide paid sick leave, and it removes important protections for workers who face retaliation from their employers for using paid sick leave.
Will you email your senator and tell them to oppose AM545 to LB415?