A flood watch is issued for this morning for the Platte, Elkhorn and Loup rivers. The National Weather Service says the watch was issued “due to possible development of ice jams” with persistent warm weather across Nebraska. Senior Chief Meteorologist Rusty Lord says the Omaha metro will have winter weather in the 40s and 50s into early next week. The flood watch is issued through Monday evening.
Nebraska lawmakers are approving a bill to decrease the minimum wage for minors. This comes after a voter-approved measure was passed in to bring the minimum wage up to 15-dollars-per-hour by 2026 in 2022. LB258 lowers the minimum wage for workers age 14-to-16 to 13-dollars-50-cents, with a wage increase rising at a slower rate every five years starting in 2030. The bill went for a final vote today and was debated in 2025’s Legislative Session.
A Nebraska bill is looking to give more rights to landlords. Lawmakers are looking to pass LB 809, which would allow landlords to not have to accept renters who are using subsidies. This comes after voters in Lincoln approved a ballot initiative this spring to stop landlords from “rejecting tenants based on their source of income. “Advocates for tenants say this bill threatens renters’ rights to safe and affordable housing. The bill is still in committee and is not passed yet…