minimum wage

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of franchisees are learning they’re not small businesses, at least in the eyes of city government. A new law that…

Referendum to Ask Voters if Minimum Hourly Rate Should Rise to $10 by 2015 CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn today gave voters the chance to…

WASHINGTON (AP) – In the latest prep work for a presidential campaign, Rand Paul is conspicuously courting moderate and establishment Republicans while Ted Cruz keeps…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Win or lose — and they’ll probably lose — Democrats hope this week’s Senate showdown over raising the federal minimum wage reaps…

The federal minimum wage has been below what’s needed to keep a family of three out of poverty since 1980. It’s also well shy of…

President Barack Obama promoted his effort to raise the minimum wage on Friday, declaring in a meeting with Democratic governors that higher pay is not…

Republicans opposed to a minimum wage hike got more fodder for their case Tuesday when the Congressional Budget Office released a report stating that a…

Increasing the minimum wage would disproportionately benefit, Black workers and push the country closer to racial and economic equality, according to a recent...

Some phones were ringing; others were on hold as Real Christian Radio’s host was well into his 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. program set. The subject...

The saying goes that politics is the art of addition. Even first time candidates for any elective office quickly realize that their circle of friends and family is not enough, that they need the support people unlike themselves if they are to have any hope of winning. It's elemental. That's what makes the Republican game plan (assuming there is ...