The last time a President deployed the National Guard to a state over the objections of the governor was in 1965, when LBJ sent them to protect Civil Rights marchers in Selma in defiance of Alabama ...

Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the ...

Two lawmakers have introduced a bill to increase the hourly minimum wage to $15, allowing it to grow with inflation.

The proposed referendum seeks to challenge February law that preserved the subminimum wage system following years of legal ...

Religious leaders gather to urge passage of assault weapons ban while Senate President rules against motion to transfer ban to another committee.

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has advanced a referendum to restore the wage increase for tipped workers.

In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, the U.S. Department of Labor is alleging that ...

Pennsylvania currently follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, the lowest in the region. Neighboring states — including New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware — have all adopted ...

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley and Vermont Democratic Senator Peter Welch are introducing the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and ...

Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill seeking to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. The ...

The original version of this article incorrectly stated that a proposed 30-year bond issuance to fund a $7.9 million ...