A new book reframes the affordability debate: the problem isn’t just prices alone, but persistently low wages.

Edith Rangel is one of 250 permanent employees who will benefit from an increase in the San Diego Community College District’s minimum wage increase. Photo credit: Courtesy, SDCCD The San Diego ...

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 ...

This July marks 15 years since the federal minimum wage was last increased. Given the federal wage floor is not indexed to inflation, nor any other measure such as productivity growth, it’s been stuck ...

Recent research suggests that wages below legally established minimum wages are surprisingly prevalent. This column reviews ‘wage theft’ in the US and its impact on the wage gains workers might ...

Oklahomans will go to the polls June 16, 2026, to decide the fate of State Question 832 that would gradually raise the ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — The King County Council approved a proposal that will boost the minimum wage in incorporated King County to over $20 per hour. Starting on Jan. 1, 2025, the minimum wage will ...