Mona Abou is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program. Vermont lawmakers introduced a bill this month that would ...

An envelope from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rarely brings good news, but opening that envelope to find a tax bill that exceeds what you can immediately pay can trigger a unique kind of fear.

Vice President JD Vance’s claim Thursday that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis is “protected by absolute immunity” drew immediate ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. Californians will see the minimum wage increase to $16.90 per ...

People working for minimum wage in the city of San Diego will see more money in their paychecks starting Thursday, when the minimum wage rises from $17.25 to $17.75 an hour. The city's minimum wage is ...

Californians will see the minimum wage increase to $16.90 per hour starting Jan. 1. The adjustment — a boost of 40 cents per hour — was calculated in August by the Department of Finance as part of its ...

The publisher reveals sales numbers exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter, including some surprising statistics about 'Batman.' By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer It was just days before Christmas, and ...

With consumers still concerned about affordability, nearly two dozen states across the country will raise their minimum wage next year. The minimum wage will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and ...

Good news for minimum wage workers in Maine: in 2026, their paychecks will go up. Under Maine law, the state’s minimum wage must be adjusted annually. In September, the Maine Department of Labor ...

Fifteen years. That's how long the federal minimum wage in the U.S. has been frozen at $7.25 an hour. That works out to just over $15,000 a year for someone working full-time. On Reddit, the question ...

Some New Yorkers will be ringing in the New Year with a raise. Across the state, the minimum wage is increasing by 50 cents on January 1, 2026, the same amount it rose at the beginning of 2025. In ...