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While Georgia and Wyoming have the lowest state minimum wages in the U.S. at $5.15 per hour, most workers are still protected ...
Ultraconservative Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill with Sen. Peter Welch to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Letters: A Blessed Sacrament grad places the school's closure in the context of Erie's population loss. Vogel backs Pa. minimum wage hike.
Georgia's flat income tax rate drops from 5.39 percent to 5.19 percent, and there is a boosted child tax credit.
Gen Z says even $30 per hour doesn’t cut it in many states. Discover where wages fall short of living costs—and what it means for young workers today.
Most laws in Georgia passed by the General Assembly take effect the summer after they're signed by the governor following Sine Die (the final day of the legislature, which usually occurs at the end of ...
A mandate for schools to have panic buttons and a rule on transgender student athletes are among many new laws taking effect ...
The lowest minimum wages based on state law were $5.15 in Georgia and Wyoming, which were lower than the federal government's requirement. When the state rate is lower than the federal rate, the ...
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 ...
Hundreds of thousands of workers will see more money in their paychecks starting next month due to minimum wage increases.
I support U.S. Senate Bill 2013 — the Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2025 (which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and index it to inflation). It is time to move ...