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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – Didn’t earn so much during your working years? It’s likely you’re still eligible for retiree benefits from the Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration (SSA) ...

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 ...

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 — ...

Massachusetts is one of the only states in New England that didn’t see an immediate minimum wage increase in 2026. Minimum wage in Massachusetts has been $15 per hour since Jan. 1, 2023. A MA bill ...

While the statewide hourly minimum wage increased by 40 cents with the start of the new year, several California cities set local minimums even higher to help workers keep pace with inflation. Fresno ...

Virginians earning minimum wage should see more money in their paychecks after a 36-cent-per-hour increase took effect Thursday. The minimum wage in the commonwealth went from $12.41 per hour to ...

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With the start of 2026, more than 8.3 million workers in 19 states received mandatory minimum wage increases. None of them were in Massachusetts. Today, however, 11 states have higher minimum wages, ...