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Several states are set to raise their minimum wage in 2026 to help workers with the rising cost of living. Kentucky's minimum wage will remain at the federal level of $7.25 per hour, one of the lowest ...

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The new year will see dozens of states, cities and counties raising the minimum wage locally, helping millions of Americans offset an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the ...

This year, for the first time, more workers will live in states with a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour than in states with the federal minimum of $7.25. By Audra D. S. Burch As the rising cost ...