Pennsylvania’s minimum wage—unchanged for 16 years—could finally be set for a dramatic increase under Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro’s newly unveiled 2026–27 budget proposal. In his budget address ...

New Bedford is considering reducing the minimum number of parking spaces required for housing. Residents on some streets say reducing minimum parking requirements will cause parked cars to spill over ...

(WHTM) — Governor Josh Shapiro aired his plans to raise Pennsylvania’s $7.25 an hour minimum wage in 2026 in his state budget address on Tuesday. Shapiro has spoken about increasing Pennsylvania’s ...

19 states are raising the minimum wage Jan. 1 Dozens of cities and counties are enacting hikes of their own Here's where minimum wages are going up in 2026 Workers in 19 states and 49 cities and ...

A sweeping criminal justice proposal moving through Virginia’s Democratic-led legislature is sparking sharp debate over whether the state should loosen long-standing sentencing requirements for ...

On Jan. 1, the minimum wage increased in 19 states and 49 cities and counties. In 60 of these jurisdictions, the minimum wage will reach or exceed $15 an hour for some or all employers. This includes ...

This year, for the first time, more workers will live in states with a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour than in states with the federal minimum of $7.25. By Audra D. S. Burch As the rising cost ...

Almost two dozen states are raising their minimum wage in 2026, providing American workers a pay bump at a time when many are struggling to cover basic necessities. In total, 88 jurisdictions — ...

Mandatory minimum sentences require judges to impose fixed prison terms for certain crimes regardless of circumstances. They emerged in the 1980s along with the war on drugs, “tough on crime” politics ...

Massachusetts is one of the only states in New England that didn’t see an immediate minimum wage increase in 2026. Minimum wage in Massachusetts has been $15 per hour since Jan. 1, 2023. A MA bill ...

While the statewide hourly minimum wage increased by 40 cents with the start of the new year, several California cities set local minimums even higher to help workers keep pace with inflation. Fresno ...

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