NEBRASKA PETITION DRIVE FOR PAID SICK LEAVE HAS $1.7 MILLION IN FUNDING

LINCOLN- A plethora of ballot initiatives across Nebraska have kicked off in preparation for the 2024 elections, and a paid sick leave petition remains firmly in the fundraising lead. Since its official launch in July, Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans has raised more than $1.7 million, according to its latest campaign finance report. Other initiatives have raised between $50,000 and roughly $80,000.

Almost all of the sick leave campaign’s funding so far comes from the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which has contributed over $1.6 million. The national organization supports efforts across the country to promote “economic equity, affordable health care, climate solutions, racial justice, voter access and other essential social-change goals.”

Other contributors to the campaign for paid sick leave include local groups, including the Nebraska Appleseed Action Fund, the Women’s Fund of Omaha, the Civic Engagement Table, the ACLU of Nebraska Foundation and last year’s minimum wage initiative group, Raise the Wage Nebraska. The current petition proposal would ensure paid sick leave for all Nebraska workers.

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