U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) introduced a bill Tuesday with U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) to raise the federal ...

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The measure would create different baseline hourly-pay levels depending on county size, with Philly reaching $15 by 2026 and smaller rural areas increasing to $12 by 2028.

Several state and local minimum wage rates will soon increase, beginning on July 1, 2025. This article provides the state and ...

The delay comes months after commissioners approved a plan to increase minimum wage for county employees to $20 an hour and ...

A handful of states already have minimum wages at or above $15 an hour. Others have rates far below that benchmark.

A chain of Iowa-based Mexican restaurants is being sued by the federal government for allegedly paying some of its workers ...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is scheduled for arraignment on human trafficking charges in Nashville, Bannaroo kicks off in Manchester, and a live fish fell from the sky in East Tennessee. Missouri Senator ...

A business on Long Island is on a mission for change. Mark Cronin, the owner of Melville Sock Company, which employs people with various special needs, is calling on state lawmakers to right a major ...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is scheduled for arraignment on human trafficking charges in Nashville, Bannaroo kicks off in Manchester, and a live fish fell from the sky in East Tennessee. Missouri Senator ...

In a major move under Budget 2025-26, the Senate Standing Committee approved a proposal to confiscate and destroy all tempered vehicles within 30 days. The committee also recommended increasing the ...

An array of new laws are set to take effect in California on July 1, 2025. These laws cover everything from minimum wage to ...