Lincoln City Council member proposes to restore voter-approved minimum wage plan in city

Dozens back Bowers’ plan to restore voter-approved minimum wage terms

Nearly all speakers at Monday’s meeting backed a Lincoln ordinance to counter recent state minimum wage changes. A final council vote is expected next week.

Dozens back Bowers’ plan to restore voter-approved minimum wage terms in Lincoln

Nearly all speakers at Monday’s meeting backed a Lincoln ordinance to counter recent state minimum wage changes. A final council vote is expected next week.

Lincoln City Council member proposes to restore voter-approved minimum wage plan in city

Under Senator Raybould's formula, the wage would rise to $15.26 next year. The law also sets a separate minimum wage of $13.50 for 14- and 15-year-olds.

Public Hearing Monday Held over Minimum Wage Standard Proposal in Lincoln - KFOR FM 101.5 1240 AM

County-City Building in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News)LINCOLN–(KFOR May 4)–Several people testified before the Lincoln City Council Monday afternoon about a proposed city ordinance that would reverse amended changes made by Nebraska Lawmakers to a voter approved initiative that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour along with annual cost of living adjustments. The ordinance introduced by Council member James Michael Bowers mainta…