A total of 19 states increased their minimums in 2026, each of them landing between $10 an hour and $18 an hour. Nationwide, ...

In total, 88 jurisdictions — including 22 states and 66 cities and counties — are slated to increase their minimum wages at ...

Michigan's minimum wage is the highest it's ever been, but does that mean the state’s lowest earners have more purchasing ...

Taxes on streaming services, cannabis, and tobacco are going into effect in Maine in 2026, as well as an increase to the state's minimum wage. Digital audio and visual streaming services, like Spotify ...

The 2024 elections include a raft of ballot measures across every state. Voters will be asked to mark their preference on controversial topics such as abortion, school choice, the legalization of ...

Ten states will offer a minimum wage of $15 an hour or higher. Nearly half of U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage at the outset of 2025, boosting pay for millions of workers stretching ...

The corks have been popped, the calendar pages turned and a day that promised fresh starts also brought with it some pay bumps for millions of Americans. Hourly minimum wages increased in 21 states on ...

Voters in three states are deciding whether to raise their local minimum wages. But only 1% of hourly workers still earn the federal minimum—which has not increased in 15 years—or less. The federal ...

Starting on Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage will go up to $13.73 an hour – up more than a dollar from the current rate of $12.48.

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

Republicans, for a long time, had the right idea on economics with their embrace of the free market. The phrase "Free markets, free people" has been often quoted as a description of the GOP's economic ...