PORTLAND, Oregon — Oregon's minimum wage will increase 50 cents starting Wednesday. The state continues to have three separate minimum wages: a standard wage, a higher wage for the Portland metro area ...

The raises are part of a 2017 law designed to help the lowest-paid earners keep up with inflation and are linked to the consumer price index, which went up about 2% locally last year. How much more ...

Senate Democrats moved June 25 to propose more than tripling the current federal minimum wage, introducing legislation that would raise it to $25 an hour over the next five years. The "Living Wage for ...

Several new laws will go into effect in Illinois next week, and some of them will impact your money. But one law that has typically gone into effect over the past several in the state won't take place ...

Fidelity recently lowered its eligibility requirement for the SpaceX IPO to those who hold a modest $2,000 balance in their account. This is a dramatic shift from the traditional six-figure minimums ...

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SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: In this photo illustration, the Facebook and Instagram apps are seen on the screen of an iPhone on October 04, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Social media ...

New businesses from River Market to south Kansas City will be affected by the news ordinance. Brookside in Kansas City, Missouri, pictured here, it typically jammed with cars. In early April, the ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City has eliminated the blanket minimum parking requirements for new buildings across a large portion of the city, but that does not mean new development will suddenly ...

Florida's minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour on September 30, 2026. The increase is the result of a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2020. After 2026, future minimum wage increases ...