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A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost the wages of 17 million workers and…
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A Senate Democrat plans to push for a phased-in $15 minimum wage in Illinois.Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford of Maywood says she'll likely present her…
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The federal minimum wage is stuck at $7.25 per hour. But many states have pushed wage floors higher over the years. Now, 18 states and 20 localities will raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1.
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Legislatures and city halls are battling over who gets to set the minimum wage, and increasingly, the states are winning. Business groups argue that complying with disparate city laws is too complex.
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California and Washington passed stricter gun control measures, Nebraska and Oklahoma both passed measures backing the death penalty, and Colorado became the sixth state to legalize assisted suicide.
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A motion to remove Lexington’s minimum wage ordinance from the books failed in a Tuesday council meeting. It took two votes before the matter was...
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Retailers across Kentucky are assessing the State Supreme Court’s ruling on local efforts to set a minimum wage. That includes many in the restaurant…
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"Should We Raise the Minimum Wage?" is the title of a debate at Murray State University on October 4 at 6 p.m. in the Curris Center small ballroom. The…
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New data show that while the wealthy in Kentucky keep earning more money, the poor continue to make even less.The report from the Economic Policy…
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The Kentucky Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a lawsuit on Friday over whether Louisville can increase the minimum wage employers pay their workers.A…