The new year will see dozens of states, cities and counties raising the minimum wage locally, helping millions of Americans offset an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the ...

Some workers will receive pay boosts next year as higher minimum wage regulations take effect in 22 states and 66 cities and counties across the U.S., a change that could help low-income households ...

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.

It is easy to see why politicians like raising the minimum wage. Short of cash yet keen to fight inequality, they have seized on a tool of redistribution that costs governments little and wins votes.

Charles Schwab is increasing the minimum investible-asset levels for clients eligible to participate in the Schwab Advisor Network, or SAN, the program through which the firm refers clients to ...

Oct 8 (Reuters) - India's markets regulator on Wednesday increased the minimum block deal size to 250 million rupees ($2.82 million) from 100 million rupees as part of its proposed changes to the ...

This potential change aims to better manage and protect wild trout populations, particularly brook and brown trout. A recent survey found that 85% of anglers would support increasing the minimum size ...

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 ...

Legal battles over residential zoning besiege big cities everywhere. In Georgia, however, a recent court ruling in a small rural city could upend zoning regulations across the Peach State that limit ...

Roughly 50,000 Rhode Islanders earn minimum wage, according to Gov. Dan McKee’s office. The minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $17 over the next two years. Rhode Island’s minimum wage will ...

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 ...