The federal minimum wage sets a baseline, but states have the power to adjust it. This flexibility leads to varied economic ...

A once-powerful former North Dakota lawmaker was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for traveling to Europe with the ...

Harris County Commissioners Rodney Ellis and Lesley Briones are proposing an increase of the minimum wage for all county ...

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Individuals who work as precinct election officials will now be paid a little extra for their services and the training they have to undergo every year. Prior to 2019, election workers were paid $10 ...

Lorain City Councilwoman-at-Large Mary Springowski is asking that the Utilities Department alter its hours back to ...

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser told the county board the SAFE-T Act is increasing costs and is also too limited in ...

“If everyone used that $1.50 tax credit, it would cost the state $277 million,” said Sam Toia, president of the Illinois ...

Jane Raybould, a Nebraska lawmaker whose family owns the parent company of Russ's Market and Super Saver, will retire as the ...

Suffolk wants litter bugs to clean up their act or face the consequences. To that end, the city has established an Environmental Crimes Task Force, as Suffolk Commonwealth’s ...

Republican State Sen. Joe Gruters, the lone GOP voice against the bill in the committee vote, explained that he didn’t ...

In early 2020, thousands of drivers — led by Southern California advocacy group Rideshare Drivers United — filed claims with ...