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Monday, April 20, 2026

State minimum wage issues tackled in statewide Ballot Question 2 - KOLO

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The local Junk King here in Reno prides itself on being an eco-friendly junk removal service. They recycle when possible. Inside their warehouse items they donate.

The owner here says he employs 8 people who can take as little as 20-minutes to remove unwanted items from a location

“I really didn’t think of it for myself because I don’t pay $12 dollars an hour,” says Brian Cassidy, Junk King Owner. “I’m paying more than that.”

That’s Cassidy’s response to reading ballot Question 2.

Two is referred to the “Minimum Wage” question where it asks the voter: “Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to establish a state minimum wage employers must pay at a rate of $12 per hour or any applicable increases about that rate provided by federal law or the Nevada Legislature?”

“If it’s going to be every session we are going to go up two bucks and another two bucks; then I’m going to go up,” says Cassidy. “Then where is the ceiling?” “

The minimum wage will continue to go up regardless of what happens with Question 2,” says Christine Saunders, PLAN Action Policy Director. Saunders explains Question Two is a result of two things happening in the 2019 Legislature.

The body passed Assembly Bill 456 which increased the minimum wage in increments. By 2024 that wage will be set at $12 dollars an hour. Along with that Assembly Bill, Assembly Joint Resolution 10. Which is Question Two on the ballot.

“It is kind of a simple measure to get the constitution in alignment with...



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