The new year brings a new minimum wage to Nebraska, and supporters of the higher wage don’t want lawmakers tampering with the law that boosted it. The state now has the 18th-highest minimum wage after the increase effective Jan. 1. That’s according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, which tracks minimum wages in the 50 states.

Minimum-wage workers in 21 states will see higher paychecks in 2025, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The increases will impact over 9 million workers and raise wages by over $5 billion. Forty-eight cities and counties will also raise their minimum wages above state levels starting Tuesday.