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.

On the campaign trail, New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani pledged to increase the city’s minimum hourly wage, from $16.50 to $30, by 2030. The increase would be phased in, with automatic annual hikes ...

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 ...

The minimum wage for workers in Seattle and Washington state is going up. The state minimum wage will rise 2.8%, from $16.66 per hour to $17.13, on Jan. 1, the Washington State Department of Labor and ...

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 ...

The 2025 MLS transfer window saw the arrival of superstars like Rodrigo De Paul, Son Heung-min and Thomas Müller. Son Heung-min, Rodrigo de Paul and Thomas Müller all joined MLS this summer. / Omar ...

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 ...

That is economist-speak for stating that when the price of something goes up, people buy less of it. Anyone who has met another human being knows intuitively that this is true. When steak costs more, ...

Amid speculation of a presidential run in 2028, California Governor Gavin Newsom has urged Democrats in ruby-red South Carolina to spend more time in Republican-leaning counties, in an effort to ...

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 ...