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

From minimum wage hikes to bans on cellphones in public schools, here are some of the most ridiculous ways state governments ...

Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. will increase their minimum wage for more than 880,000 workers, collectively ...

Nearly two dozen states, cities and local municipalities will see some form of a minimum wage increase starting July 1.

A controversial new law making it tougher for citizen-led amendments to get on the ballot will go into effect next week. This ...

A recent study by United Way highlights the financial struggles faced by nearly half of all Floridians, despite being ...

He said attrition is creating "decline in service quality due to inability to meet the community's expectations for ...

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 ...

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.