Higher labour costs have raised the marginal cost of hiring by around 7, in real terms, for an entry level position, Niesr found.

Sen. Cindy Holscher (D-Overland Park) introduced Senate Bill 471 on Feb. 3. The bill, if approved in its current state, would bump up the state’s minimum wage to $16 an hour. This would apply to ...

Gov. Shapiro's 2026 budget proposes "GRID" standards to make data centers in Pennsylvania fund power, protect water, hire locally and increase transparency ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro delivered his fourth budget address at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, three months after last ...

Virginia House Democrats passed legislation Tuesday to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and raise the state’s ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday unveiled a $53.2 billion state budget that focuses on making Pennsylvania a ...

Mention of raising the minimum wage got Gov. Josh Shapiro a hearty reception at Tuesday's budget address, but if past is ...

Gov. Shapiro pushed for workforce growth, data center regulation and a higher minimum wage in his budget proposal speech.

British unemployment is likely to rise to its highest since 2015 this year, partly due to a rising minimum wage and last year ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a $53.26 billion budget proposal, criticized by Republicans over use of $4.5 million from the rainy-day fund.

To Republican State Sen. Jarrett Coleman, it sounded like a lot of wishful thinking. Democratic State Sen. Lisa Boscola was a lot more hopeful.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Affordability is once again taking center stage at the Virginia State Capitol. Democrats said their efforts to raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, something that ...