OLYMPIA — The new year is here, and with it come changes to wages and laws in Washington. Starting Thursday, the state minimum wage is $17.13 an hour, up from $16.66 an hour in 2025, maintaining ...

When Donald Trump claimed that America’s affordability crisis is a “hoax,” he revealed how profoundly disconnected he is from the workers who make our cities run. New Yorkers don’t need a lecture ...

Some workers will receive pay boosts next year as higher minimum wage regulations take effect in 22 states and 66 cities and counties across the U.S., a change that could help low-income households ...

An attack by Ohio’s Republican lawmakers on child welfare had Today in Ohio podcast hosts wondering Wednesday whether the next step is sending them to work in coal mines. Legislators have passed a ...

SPEC 0 recommends that we drop support for a Python version for 3 years after its initial release. That means dropping support for python 3.11 (released on October, 24 2022) soon. Do we want to follow ...

In housing-starved Greater Boston, one of the biggest obstacles to solving the housing crisis is finding the right land to build on. Now, a growing number of cities and towns in the region are ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is urging the Department of Labor to reinstate a rule that would end the long-standing practice of paying workers with disabilities less than the federal ...

PERRY, Ga. — Georgia is phasing out a nearly century-old practice that allows employers to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. A new state law that took effect in July ...

A Perry business employee with disabilities says it's unfair to pay them less than minimum wage. Tropical Storm Gabrielle maps show where potential storm could strike Almost half of adults say they ...

McDonald’s chief executive officer Chris Kempczinski appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box earlier this week, discussing everything from the pressures lower income consumers are currently facing to the ...