Even in the reddest of states working people agree: A $15 minimum wage isn’t a pipe dream, it’s a wage we can actually live on.

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The federal minimum wage hasn’t changed since 2009, but what has? Just about everything else — costs of living have skyrocketed compared to 14 years ago, and so has people's perception of just what is needed to get by in 2023. 

Even in the reddest of states working people agree: A $15 minimum wage isn’t a pipe dream, it’s a wage we can actually live on. We proved just that in Nebraska — one of the historically most conservative states — this past November, and now people all across the country are starting to take notice:

Newsclipping: " Nebraska, a Republican-controlled state, hasn’t lifted its minimum wage since 2014, Lathrop notes. But on New Year’s Day, the Cornhusker State will increase its base pay from $9 to $10.50 in the first of a series of steps that will bring it to $15 by 2026." - USA TodayNewsclipping: "On Election Day when Nebraska voters approved increases in the state minimum wage from $9 an hour to $15 an hour by 2026, they did so by a landslide." - Newschannel NebraskaNewsclipping: "The biggest increase: Nebraska As Nebraska Public Media reports, voters decided in November to increase the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026, in increments of $1.50 per year. That brings the state to $10.50 an hour for this year." - NPR

By 2025, Nebraska will have a $15/hour minimum wage. What once seemed only possible for states like California and New York has become a reality in rural America because of the strength, determination, and power of voters. 

Ballot measures helped us make history in Nebraska, and we’re ready to bring the same progress to every state possible. If you agree working people in America need higher wages and fast, will you sign on to show your support for our campaigns to raise the minimum wage directly at the ballot box?

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Thanks to grassroots supporters like you, our team at the Fairness Project has won 31 people-powered ballot measure campaigns since 2016, changing over 18 million lives by expanding health care, raising wages, guaranteeing paid leave, and ending predatory lending directly at the ballot box when politicians refuse to act. Your support allows us to make this progress possible.

 
 
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