Almost two dozen states are expected to boost their minimum wage at some point in 2026.
Twenty-two states will raise their minimum wage in 2026, while 20 states will remain at the $7.25 federal minimum wage.
A total of 19 states increased their minimums in 2026, each of them landing between $10 an hour and $18 an hour. Nationwide, at least 30 states as well as Washington, D.C., have minimum wages that ...
While the federal minimum wage remains $7.25 per hour, many states have their own minimum wage rules.
A bill filed in the Alabama Senate would establish and set the state’s minimum wage to $10 while exempting small businesses.
Democrats may not have pulled off the political upset of the 21st century in the recent special election in Tennessee, but Republican Matt Van Epps’ single-digit margin of victory in a much-watched ...
A newly proposed bill would increase Kentucky’s minimum wage to $10 per hour, placing it above the federal baseline.