OPINION: Nebraska voters already said minimum wage earners have value. Remember that

By: George Ayoub

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 795

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Even though Lancaster County District Judge Lori Maret pumped the brakes on Lincoln setting its own minimum wage, the story is more than an accounting of dollars and cents. It also includes whether voters’ voices are being muted or which branch of state government gets to decide.

Another narrative, this one about the principles of what we call “work,” runs parallel to the numbers and the politics. In short, it’s because minimum wage workers have …

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