The Omaha City Council on Tuesday followed its counterpart in Lincoln and passed a local ordinance keeping its minimum wage at $15 an hour for all workers.

The council voted 4-3 to approve the ordinance after rejecting a proposal to put it on file, which would have essentially delayed a decision until a later date, giving Omaha a chance to see what happens in the state’s case against Lincoln.

CHICAGO (AP) — George E. Johnson Sr., a pioneer in Black hair care whose multimillion-dollar business was the first Black-owned company to be listed on the American Stock Exchange, has died at age 99, according to his family.

Johnson died Monday at his home in downtown Chicago. A cause of death was not released.

Clearly, there is a difference between the ‘letter of the law’ and a law’s ‘spirit’. You can identify the adherents of the former by the way they push their glasses up and say, “ackshually" (I am calling out my schoolboy self, there; self-reflection is good, no?). Those who split straws over ideas are those who also miss the point – or are disingenuous and are seeking wiggle room to get out of a promise. Thus, I bring to you, Dear Reader, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Dan Patrick.