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Initiative to raise Nebraska's minimum wage received strong support
http://www.omaha.com/news/politics/initiative-to-raise-nebraska-s-minimum-wage-received-strong-support/article_299d19b4-6449-11e4-89fb-001a4bcf6878.html
POSTED: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 8:00 PM | UPDATED: 1:23 AM, WED NOV 5, 2014.
By Paul Hammel / World-Herald Bureau
LINCOLN — Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative Tuesday to raise the state’s minimum wage, joining 23 states that currently set minimum wages higher than what’s mandated by the federal government.
Initiative 425, backed by a $1.4 million war chest, faced no organized opposition.
It will hike the state’s minimum wage to $8 per hour in 2015 and to $9 an hour in 2016.
It was a break from tradition: In the past, Nebraska has always followed the minimum wage mandated by the federal government, which currently is $7.25 per hour.
FULL story at link.