A new minimum wage officially took effect in Michigan on Thursday, raising the state’s hourly rate to $13.73 an hour.

With the start of the new year, several statewide legal changes take effect in Missouri, including wage changes and a school safety deadline affecting how districts plan for emergencies. The school ...

COLUMBUS — Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees. This adjustment represents a 2.8% ...

The new minimum wage in the Capital Region and most of the state is $16 per hour. In New York City, Westchester and Long ...

The minimum wage increase is creating concerns for small business owners who must absorb the additional labor costs.

Washington’s minimum wage rises to $17.13 on Jan 1, 2026, continuing the pay bump from voter-passed Initiative 1433 in 2016 ...

A destroyed north Lincoln garage caught fire again on Thursday due to illegal New Year’s fireworks. A destroyed north Lincoln ...

As the new year begins, Nebraska's minimum wage has increased to $15 per hour, following a voter-approved initiative from ...

Florida’s minimum wage will rise to $15 an hour in 2026 as the result of a constitutional amendment approved by voters in ...

Multiple restaurant and shop owners in downtown Flagstaff said they have had to cut worker hours and raise prices for customers to manage the higher wages.

The Maine Department of Labor announced the state minimum wage increase for this year is 45 cents, making the new minimum ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - On Thursday, January 1, 2026, new laws in the Commonwealth started to go into effect from wages, ...