A tipped minimum wage increase in Chicago, and higher state taxes on vaping and tobacco products also go into effect July 1.

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Less than three months after voters approved a constitutional amendment to raise Florida’s minimum wage, a Senate Republican has filed a proposal that could lead to exceptions for some workers. The ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Minimum wage in Florida will soon go up as part of a constitutional amendment that passed in 2020. The state minimum wage set to rise from $13 per hour to $14 per hour in September. It ...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) has introduced a bill to increase the federal minimum wage, which has been $7.25 an hour since 2008. Hawley wants it to be $15 an hour. Many of us thought that the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Six weeks after the state budget was expected to be completed, legislative leaders Friday finished negotiating details of a spending plan for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and ...

House and Senate leaders also were working Friday to finish a tax-cut package and what are known as budget “conforming” bills — though those measures are not bound by the 72-hour requirement.

Mississippi's minimum wage is $7.25/hour, unchanged since 2009. Around 18% of Mississippi residents live in poverty, with median household income at $54,915. Can you afford to live in Mississippi ?

The poverty wage is $7.52 for an adult in Mississippi with no kids. It's more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25. The required income to cover costs is about $43,159 before taxes and $36,546 ...