Emma Haar News Today

The new year brought a welcome pay hike for Nebraskans earning minimum wage, going into effect just a few months ago after voters overwhelmingly passed the increase. Now that the law is passed lawmakers, lobbyists and local grocers are hoping to change it.

The event was organized by the Nebraska Poor People’s Campaign, which represents a local revival of a national network founded by civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

A bill in the Nebraska Legislature would lower the minimum wage for youth and young trainees.

A proposal to let Nebraska employers pay less than minimum wage to teenagers generates heated arguments over whether it would hurt or help young people.