BOTH SUSPECTS ARE DUE BACK IN COURT NEXT MONTH. NEBRASKA’S MINIMUM WAGE IS ONE STEP AWAY FROM BEING LOWERED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. A NEW CAP ON RATE INCREASES WOULD ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE BOARD.

Pennsylvania’s minimum wage—unchanged for 16 years—could finally be set for a dramatic increase under Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro’s newly unveiled 2026–27 budget proposal. In his budget address ...

New Bedford is considering reducing the minimum number of parking spaces required for housing. Residents on some streets say reducing minimum parking requirements will cause parked cars to spill over ...

(WHTM) — Governor Josh Shapiro aired his plans to raise Pennsylvania’s $7.25 an hour minimum wage in 2026 in his state budget address on Tuesday. Shapiro has spoken about increasing Pennsylvania’s ...

A sweeping criminal justice proposal moving through Virginia’s Democratic-led legislature is sparking sharp debate over whether the state should loosen long-standing sentencing requirements for ...

Raising the minimum wage gradually is better for employers and employees, who are both burdened by ever higher prices, than a huge hike to $30 as New York City's new mayor has championed, Gov. Kathy ...

On Jan. 1, the minimum wage increased in 19 states and 49 cities and counties. In 60 of these jurisdictions, the minimum wage will reach or exceed $15 an hour for some or all employers. This includes ...

Seventeen states forbid local governments to set an hourly minimum wage above the federal minimum of $7.25 set in 2009. Affordability has become a buzzword for good reason. One in four households are ...

This year, for the first time, more workers will live in states with a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour than in states with the federal minimum of $7.25. By Audra D. S. Burch As the rising cost ...

The push for higher minimum wages continues to be primarily driven by state and local governments with the $7.25 per hour federal minimum wage stagnant since 2009. That figure has stood for nearly two ...

Almost two dozen states are raising their minimum wage in 2026, providing American workers a pay bump at a time when many are struggling to cover basic necessities. In total, 88 jurisdictions — ...

As we continue to ring in the new year, many New Jersey workers are starting 2026 with an increased minimum wage. As of January 1, the state’s minimum wage has increased by 43 cents, rising to $15.92 ...