Over a third of US states are set to raise their minimum hourly wage in 2026, but worker advocates including Sen. Bernie ...

New York will raise its minimum wage for the third time since 2024, with rates climbing across the state on Jan. 1, 2026.

Nineteen states will raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1, 2026, including Hawaii ($16), Michigan ($13.73), and Nebraska ($15).

No, Mississippi is not among the 19 states raising the minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour for covered nonexempt workers.

Across the United States, several major cities are stepping ahead of federal policy by increasing their local minimum wage in 2026. These urban areas—where housing, transportation and daily living ...

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 ...

Minimum wage in New York State is, once again, increasing to start the New Year, going up to $16 an hour. While some businesses are ready for the increase, others are bracing for the price of ...

The last time the federal minimum wage increased, Barack Obama had just taken office, the iPhone 3GS was the hot new gadget and you could still rent DVDs at Blockbuster. Since July 2009, the number ...

Things were flush in New Jersey. The Reagan presidency had ended, with national unemployment dropping from a high of almost 11 percent in the President’s first term to just about 5 percent as he left ...