It is easy to see why politicians like raising the minimum wage. Short of cash yet keen to fight inequality, they have seized on a tool of redistribution that costs governments little and wins votes.

A wave of state-level increases will lift minimum wages in many parts of the United States in 2026, affecting workers from coast to coast. While the federal baseline remains $7.25 per hour under the ...

Florida's minimum wage will increase by one dollar on September 30, 2025. The increase is part of a constitutional amendment passed in 2020 to raise the wage to $15 an hour by 2026. Business groups ...

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's plan for a $30 an hour minimum wage could make it harder for Americans to access entry-level jobs by speeding up automation. Mamdani, the 33-year-old ...

Lee Min of the vocal duo As One has passed away. On August 6, a representative from BRANDNEW MUSIC confirmed her death and stated, “Last night, Lee Min’s husband discovered her when he returned home.” ...

Florida's minimum wage will increase to $14 for non-tipped employees and $10.98 for tipped employees on September 30, 2025. This increase is part of a voter-mandated plan to reach a $15 minimum wage ...

Roughly 50,000 Rhode Islanders earn minimum wage, according to Gov. Dan McKee’s office. The minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $17 over the next two years. Rhode Island’s minimum wage will ...

More than 400 million metric tons of plastic is produced annually, and only a small fraction is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, or leaks into the natural environment, which is impacting ...

While workers across many jurisdictions have already seen minimum wage increases with the start of the year, thousands more across over a dozen cities and states will see a pay bump heading into July ...

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Pro-housing advocates say reducing San Diego’s residential lot sizes could lower home prices and increase tax revenue for the cash-strapped city. A coalition of housing groups last week said that ...