Nearly 20 states are raising their minimum wages next year, the highest to $16/hour, as the federal rate stays frozen — is ...

A new Rasmussen Reports survey reveals that 40% of Americans now believe the minimum wage should be at least $15 an hour, up from 36% a year ago. That’s a strong sentiment. After all, who doesn’t want ...

Republicans, for a long time, had the right idea on economics with their embrace of the free market. The phrase "Free markets, free people" has been often quoted as a description of the GOP's economic ...

Despite it being widely known by anyone who can think two steps ahead that price controls have negative consequences, politicians can’t help but continue to promote price controls as policy. With ...

Washington state officials have announced a significant increase in the minimum wage to align with the new USA minimum wage ...

Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 on Tuesday in both chambers with hopes of increasing the federal minimum wage. The bill would raise ...

The U.S. minimum wage has been frozen since 2009, leaving today’s workers with significantly less buying power than past ...

Hundreds of thousands of workers across more than a dozen cities and states will soon receive higher pay, thanks to minimum wage hikes set to take effect July 1. More than 800,000 workers in two ...

In a recent op-ed, Justin Allport, interim executive director of the Montana Democratic Party, claimed that "under Republican leadership, prices continue to climb for just about everything." That ...

Proposals for increasing the minimum wage continue to come at a fast and furious pace. California recently legislated minimum wage increases to $20 in fast-food restaurants and $25 in health care.