In August, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee signed legislation that will raise the state’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $16 an hour in 2026. The legislation provides for another $1 raise in 2027. An ...

Minimum wage will increase across much of the country in 2026, with raises scheduled in dozens of states, cities and counties as inflation and rising living costs continue to pressure workers’ ...

The Trump administration is set to resume garnishing the wages of some student loan borrowers who are in default beginning in early 2026, and a leading advocacy group for student loan borrowers is ...

Nineteen states are planning to raise minimum wages, with increases set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Over 8.3 million workers will see a raise in their minimum wages, as more states will employ a ...

(NEXSTAR) — Despite attempts in Congress this year, the federal minimum wage will remain unchanged in 2025. In nearly two dozen states, however, that rate is set to climb in 2026. Since 2009, the ...

New Jersey workers are getting a pay bump. The state’s minimum wage will rise by 43 cents to $15.92 per hour on Jan. 1, continuing a steady climb that began under Gov. Phil Murphy. Seasonal and small ...

The Trump administration will begin garnishing wages of student loan borrowers in default starting in January, the Education Department told CNN on Tuesday. “We expect the first notices to be sent to ...

Good news for minimum wage workers in Connecticut: in 2026, their paychecks will go up. Under Connecticut law, the state’s minimum wage must be adjusted annually. In September, the Gov. Ned Lamont ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s minimum wage is set to increase in January, with some minimum wage workers getting an increase to nearly $20 an hour. The minimum wage in Denver has increased every year since ...

FLORIDA — Starting Tuesday, Florida workers will see a pay increase. The state's minimum wage is going up again as part of a gradual plan voters approved to reach $15 an hour. Florida's minimum wage ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — As the New Year inches closer, so does an increase in the New York State minimum wage. Set to rise on January 1 to $17 an hour in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, ...

Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of five million borrowers in default. By Emmett Lindner The Trump ...