A new round of polling unveiled on Capitol Hill Tuesday showed broad voter support for raising the federal minimum wage to at ...

On Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage will increase to $17 an hour in New York City and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties ...

The image of a working class fighting for basic support from the richest university in the world bears an eerie resemblance to a century-old scandal: Harvard is more than willing to sacrifice the most ...

Mexico leads Latin America in poverty reduction, owing primarily to recent minimum wage increases, according to a United ...

The cost of living has certainly impacted renters over the last few years, with many struggling to keep up with soaring ...

Workers are stuck in a low wage, high cost, rut. We’ve been here before. During the Great Depression labor frequently was paid too little. Franklin Delano ...

In the spirit of the holiday season, Policy Matters Ohio decided to send Santa a wish list: five ways our elected officials ...

Santa Fe has long referred to itself as "The City Different" for its distinct atmosphere and a blending of cultures that ...

Policymakers keep reaching for the minimum wage as a quick fix for rising prices, but the mechanics of inflation do not bend ...

Under the plan, Santa Fe’s minimum wage for most workers will rise from $15 to $17.50 an hour beginning in 2027. City workers ...

In Massachusetts, 74 percent of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time.