The union representing fast food workers wants to hike the minimum wage above $20 an hour to $20.70 an hour — which ...

Since the year 2024, minimum wage has been an issue that has continued to dominate discourse in Nigerian society. And there ...

Business groups also are breathing easier after Democrats ended their rare, once-in-40-years trifecta without enacting ...

As residents of Pennsylvania and New Jersey began 2025, several new laws took effect, including expanded access to health care and pay raises for top government officials. In its most recent ...

An analysis led by New York University researchers determines which public policies effectively prevent suicide deaths in the United States. But it’s not just policies that limit firearms and expand ...

With Inauguration Day quickly approaching, the United States is about to enter President Trump’s second term, “Trump 2.0.” ...

Sports betting proposals have languished for years in the state Legislature amid debates over morality and spending.

Starmer’s strategy of modest progress and alliance-building could be scuppered by the fiscal hawks in his ...

For the first time since 2018, Missouri lawmakers will work with a new governor. While outgoing Gov. Mike Parson pushed a ...

This July marks 16 years since the federal minimum wage was last raised. Back in 2009, the rate of $7.25 per hour was ...

“If a person is convicted of a criminal offence, a court can impose fines, prison time or both.” If found guilty of ...