NEW YORK - New York State is raising the minimum wage by $0.50 to $16.50 an hour for employees in New York City, Long Island and Westchester, according to the state's Department of Labor. The rest of the state will also see a $0.50 increase to $15.50. The 2025 increases will be followed by another $0.50 increase in 2026.

Twenty-one states across the US are raising the minimum wage in 2025. Pennsylvania Democrats would like to see the commonwealth soon join their ranks. Sen. Art Haywood, D-Philadelphia, joined legislators and representatives from the business community in Lancaster to draw attention to the state’s flagging $7.

Connecticut's minimum wage will increase to $16.35 per hour on Jan. 1, 2024, following a 2019 state law linking it to the federal employment cost index.

RICHMOND — Virginia's minimum wage increased from $12 per hour to $12.41 per hour effective Jan. 1 thanks to the Virginia Minimum Wage Act. The General Assembly reenacted the Virginia Minimum Wage

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Many states automatically raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1 like Arizona, Virginia, Connecticut and Minnesota. In others, like Florida and Missouri, specific ballot measures have legislated the increases over the years.