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During a presidential primary debate in 2016, Donald Trump disgracefully opposed raising the minimum wage. Trump stated, "They have to work really hard." ...
Longmont is set to hold a “fishbowl” discussion about minimum wage increases. On paper, this sounds like progress. In reality, there’s serious cause for concern — and anyone in our ...
When the minimum wage does not go up, it goes down in buying power. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour ...
The council will vote July 22 whether to adopt the Workers’ Bill of Rights ordinance without alteration, or to send it to a ...
The minimum wage is falling further and further behind the rising cost of living. The federal minimum wage peaked in buying ...
Twenty states have minimum wages no higher than the $7.25 federal level: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, ...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s effort to repeal the District’s tipped minimum wage law was derailed by the D.C. council on Monday.
In the United States, the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 per hour since 2009. However, many states have taken the initiative to set their own minimum rates, adapting th ...
Sparks flew at times Monday as the DC Council approved their budget on the first of two votes needed, which kept Initiative ...
WASHINGTON — The DC Council decided to move forwarded with two voter-approved initiatives during their first vote on the 2026 budget.
California’s new environmental reform law, backed by carpenters, eases housing construction rules but deepens divisions within the labor movement.
Mike Kehoe discusses the 2025 legislative session with reporters in his Capitol office on Friday (Jason Hancock/Missouri ...