How a hike in minimum wage bit political dust
March 2, 2021
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour seemed like a good idea, until politics and reality got in the way
Rising minimum wages, higher prices
December 31, 2018
At Granny Shaffer’s restaurant in Joplin, Missouri, owner Mike Wiggins is reprinting the menus to reflect the 5, 10 or 20 cents added to each
Business, labor split over minimum wage
April 22, 2015
Nevada business and labor groups are split over a proposed measure that would raise the state’s minimum wage but make it more difficult for workers
Most Americans favor a higher minimum wage
February 19, 2015
Most Americans support increasing the minimum wage, as well as requiring employers to provide paid sick leave and parental leave, according to a new Associated
Democrats love to see minimum wage on ballots
October 21, 2014
As Democrats across the country make an election-year push to raise the minimum wage, they often point to fast food workers, baristas and others who
GOP derails minimum wage increase in Senate
May 1, 2014
Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic drive Wednesday to raise the federal minimum wage, blocking a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s economic plans and ensuring the
Senate set to kill minimum wage increase bill
April 30, 2014
Hemmed in by solid Republican opposition, the Senate seems ready to hand a fresh defeat to President Barack Obama by blocking an election-year bill increasing
Senate nears election-year mininum wage vote
April 28, 2014
Win or lose — and they’ll probably lose — Democrats hope this week’s Senate showdown over raising the federal minimum wage reaps them benefits in
Raising wages would cost business $15 billion
April 18, 2014
A Senate Democratic bill gradually increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.10 hourly would require private businesses to spend $15 billion more in salaries when
Not everyone benefits from minimum wage increases
April 17, 2014
Some low-paid workers won’t benefit even if a long-shot Democratic proposal to raise the federal minimum wage becomes law. More than a dozen categories of