Local View Balancing ballot and business

“Nebraska is a big state. The needs of its urban centers in the east are far different from the rural communities that dot the rest of the landscape. That’s one of the reasons the concept of local control is essential here. And it’s one of the reasons that statewide solutions can have unintended and far-reaching consequences.” – Journal Star editorial board opinion, Feb. 8. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. While we understand why a sharp increase in the minimum wage sounds promising, the impact of such a mandate, especially in rural areas, is much starker. An arbitrary hike…