By Jill Lamkins
KMTV (CBS 3 Omaha), December 29, 2024

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The minimum wage in Nebraska is increasing in the new year. Starting January 1st, those who make the current wage of $12 an hour will now make $13.50. ...

Soley Joe has been working at the clothing store Raygun for a few months. As a shift lead, she gets paid $17 an hour. ...

Prior to that, Joe was a barista working while she was in college at Dunkin' Donuts for $13 an hour, then Starbucks for $15 an hour.

"At the time I was like, oh my God, $15 so much money, but now I'm kind of out of school, kind of trying to figure out what to do with my life and discovering the world is kind of expensive,” said Joe.

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