As demand for trips has plummeted in the wake of the wage hikes, the Drivers Union is trying to limit the number of gig workers on the road.

Michigan housing advocates are using Pew findings on Austin, Texas, to argue for Whitmer’s affordability agenda. Austin added about 120,000 homes from 2015 to 2024, lifting housing stock 30% and ...

A plan to match up minimum wage for tipped and non-tipped workers in Chicago has been put on hold by the City Council.

Washington in 2024 ranked No.1 in producing apples, blueberries, hops, pears, onions and sweet cherries. It was No. 2 in ...

From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies.

Increase in National Minimum Wage set to bring relief to workers South Africa’s National Minimum Wage (NMW) is set to rise from R28.79 to R30.23 for each ordinary hour worked, with effect from 1 March ...

Court won't settle circuit split over multi-state wage lawsuits Some courts have limited cases to states where they are filed Cracker Barrel won ruling that cut 90% of plaintiffs from case Feb 23 ...

Beginning in January 2026, millions of U.S. workers will see an increase in the minimum wage as a result of a combination of scheduled state laws and indexed adjustments that, together, will raise ...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s call for an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage drew criticism at a debate from her two main rivals for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, who each ...

CHICAGO - The top three candidates in the Democratic primary race for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat sparred over how to lower the cost of living, whether to abolish ICE, and even whether the feds ...

Variations in minimum wages across the United States has gained renewed attention following New York’s most recent increase on January 1. The raise, announced in December by Governor Kathy Hochul, ...

Pennsylvania’s minimum wage—unchanged for 16 years—could finally be set for a dramatic increase under Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro’s newly unveiled 2026–27 budget proposal. In his budget address ...