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 them to local living ...

The New York Times reported last week that the unemployment rate for teens hit 13.4 percent in May, up a full percentage point from a year previous. The increase is in contrast to overall jobless ...

A new report from the personal finance website WalletHub finds that the Seattle metro area is currently experiencing the most ...

After kicking off a Minneapolis mayoral campaign, Omar Fateh spoke out against right-wing complaints regarding his legal ...

The union says Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is misusing police resources and attacked him for being anti-police.

Supporters of a voter-passed initiative that raised the minimum wage for restaurant workers who receive tips scored a victory ...

Council members said they were unable to fully reverse steep cuts to environmental programs and health care coverage for ...

WASHINGTON — The DC Council decided to move forwarded with two voter-approved initiatives during their first vote on the 2026 budget.

DC Council votes to fund ranked-choice voting initiative; debates tipped wage compromise and postpones stadium funding.

A deeply divided D.C. Council voted Monday against reinstituting the tipped minimum wage credit for service workers, dealing ...

The budget proposed by the D.C. Council Monday has been adjusted from the version Mayor Muriel Bowser put forward.

Funding for a new stadium, a set minimum wage for tipped workers and additional support for DNA testing are among the highlights of a budget, D.C. council will vote on Monday.