The push for higher minimum wages continues to be primarily driven by state and local governments with the $7.25 per hour federal minimum wage stagnant since 2009. That figure has stood for nearly two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nineteen states and many more cities plan to increase minimum wage in 2026. Will Mississippi residents get a boost in their ...

With its minimum wage frozen at $7.25 since 2009, Wisconsin lags most states, shrinking the buying power of the lowest-wage workers while fueling debate over economic trade-offs.

Many U.S. workers are ringing in the new year with a raise as new minimum wage increases take effect in states and localities across the country on Thursday. More than 8.3 million workers are expected ...

American workers at the bottom end of the pay scale are set to see the minimum wage rise in 19 states effective on New Year's Day, while three other states are also planning minimum wage increases ...

(CNN) - Nearly two dozen states and Washington, D.C., will be raising their minimum wages in 2026 at a time when many Americans are concerned about affordability. Millions of Americans could soon ...

Virginia lawmakers are moving closer to raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, but the proposal is not final yet.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky’s minimum wage will remain $7.25 an hour in 2026, leaving the state increasingly out of step with a growing number of states that are boosting their pay floors next ...

As of January 1, New York State’s minimum wage for Upstate is $16.00 up from $15.50. New York State’s minimum wage was the same as the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 as recently as 2013, 13 years ago.