Following the legislature’s decision to reject LB 599, Voices for Children in Nebraska Executive Director Carolyn Rooker released the following statement. “Voices for Children thanks the members of the legislature who stood with Nebraska students and families to defeat the effort to lower the youth minimum wage. This afternoon’s…...
Efforts to Raise the Minimum Wage Continue
Nebraska is a state that values hard work and the majority of Nebraskans recognize that we all benefit from a strong economy with good jobs. Last year, a bill to increase the state minimum wage to $9.00 per hour failed to pass the Legislature, but polling shows that policymakers are not in step with…...
Join Us to Rally for Working Families!
Nebraska is a state that values work and values family, but these values aren’t always reflected in our laws. As the 2014 Legislative Session comes to a close, several proposals that would have helped working families failed to cross the finish line. These proposals include: paid family and medical leave,…...
Could You Survive on $7.25?
Could you survive on $7.25? That question is particularly pertinent as the Nebraska Legislature prepares to consider LB 943, a bill that would gradually increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00 an hour by 2017. The statistics clearly indicates the need for a wage increase. As our Family Bottom…...
Raising the Wage: Children and the Wage Gap
Last week, we released findings from our new poll showing that the majority of Nebraskans support increasing the state minimum wage. The poll also found that women overwhelmingly support an increase by a 3:1 ratio—but women in Nebraska aren’t alone. National polling shows that women from both ends of the political spectrum are similarly…...
