Omaha employers can continue paying $13.50 ‘youth minimum wage,’ judge rules
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — A Douglas County district judge blocked part of an Omaha ordinance to require employers in city limits to pay youth workers the same minimum wage as adults as the legal fight plays out. District Judge Timothy P. Burns on Monday wrote that the Nebraska Attorney General’s […]
Sept. 17: Metro Transit Board approves 2027 budget and maintains current tax levy
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Teens were allegedly abused by state employees. It will be hard to sue the state.
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner The former state employee who sexually abused Jennifer Martin’s son now sits in jail. But Martin sees the employee’s impact every day: Her 17-year-old son is more anxious, quicker to anger. She resents the state of Nebraska for the abuse that happened at the state-run Youth Rehabilitation and […]
George Ayoub: Time has come to ask for ‘proof’
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Enough already with “fake news.” We are weary. We are worn out. Prove one way or another or put a lid on the nonsense. Nebraskans, or anyone for that matter, probably don’t have fake news on their “what’s really important” bingo cards. Nevertheless, we’ve been wading through its […]
They want to keep their babies as safe as possible. They’re also choosing free birth.
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