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Bill advances to slow annual increases to Nebraska minimum wage
LB 258 heads to final round of debate, would create youth minimum wage and amend state training wage
By: Zach Wendling - April 30, 2025 4:25 pm
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 increases to the state minimum wage at 1.75%. Voters in 2022 approved permanent cost-of-living increases each Jan. 1, starting in 2027, based on a calculation of inflation for the Midwest region from the prior August.
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 increases to the state minimum wage at 1.75%. Voters in 2022 approved permanent cost-of-living increases each Jan. 1, starting in 2027, based on a calculation of inflation for the Midwest region from the prior August.
FULL story: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/04/30/bill-advances-to-slow-annual-increases-to-nebraska-minimum-wage/