Nearly 20 states are raising their minimum wages next year, the highest to $16/hour, as the federal rate stays frozen

The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since July 2009, the longest period without an increase since the wage floor ...

Nearly 20 states are raising their minimum wages next year, the highest to $16/hour, as the federal rate stays frozen — is your state on the list?

Fortunately it only applies in states that have no minimum-wage law of their own or a minimum wage below the federal minimum ...

Map Shows Average Credit Score in Every State

Residents of Mississippi had the lowest average credit score, at 677; those in Minnesota had the highest, at 743.