Dem Vote Helps NE GOP Pass Paid Sick Leave Bill

The Nebraska Legislature has passed a bill that significantly weakens a voter-backed measure requiring employers to offer paid sick leave. The Republican-led effort managed it with the help of a Democrat. The bill overcame a filibuster Wednesday with a vote from Sen. Jane Raybould, a Democrat from Lincoln. Raybould's family owns several grocery store chains in the state. She sponsored another bill that sought to restrict a voter-backed minimum wage law, but failed earlier this month to pass. Her plan to attach it to the paid sick leave measure on Wednesday also failed.