Bill that would cap annual increase on Nebraska minimum wage advances

Bill that would cap annual increase on Nebraska minimum wage advances

LB258 would create a youth minimum wage, set a cap on minimum wage annual increases, and increase the state's training wage.

Nebraska's minimum wage will jump 1.75% per year under new plan OK'd by lawmakers

Less than three years after Nebraska voters approved annual cost-of-living increases to the state's minimum wage, lawmakers moved Wednesday to instead increase the wage by 1.75% per year.

Bill advances to slow annual increases to Nebraska minimum wage

State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln. March 31, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — State lawmakers advanced an amended proposal Wednesday to slow annual increases to Nebraska’s minimum wage down to a fixed rate, rather than using the inflationary bumps that voters approved in 2022. Legislative Bill 258, from State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln, advanced 33-16 with a “compromise” from State Sen. Stan Clouse of Kearney setting annual …

Nebraska bill to dilute voter-approved minimum wage increases survives second filibuster

A bill aimed at diluting Nebraska's phased minimum wage increases that voters passed in 2022 cleared a second filibuster in the state Legislature Wednesday.

Bill Advances To Slow Annual Increases To Nebraska Minimum Wage

LINCOLN, Neb. — State lawmakers advanced an amended proposal Wednesday to slow annual increases to Nebraska’s minimum wage down to a fixed rate, rather than using the inflationary bumps that voters approved in 2022.

Protect Our Minimum Wage: Tell Your Senator to OPPOSE LB258! - Nebraska Appleseed

Throughout the 2025 Legislative Session, Nebraskans have been clear: Our Legislature should respect the will of the voters.Nebraskans came together in 2022 to make sure that our state has a minimum wage that values our labor, regardless of age, AND ensures that wages do not once again fall behind the cost of living. LB258 (Sen. Raybould), a bill that directly undermines the will of Nebraska voters, is up on Select File (second round of debate) t…