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, ...

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 since July 24, 2009. For ...

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.

The minimum wage in the District recently increased by 45 cents starting July 1, 2025, but for tipped workers, the rate ...

The D.C. council is blocking proposed changes for tipped workers’ minimum wage, in the latest back-and-forth battle over how ...

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.