Minimum wage workers in 19 states received higher hourly pay starting January 1, 2026, with additional states planning increases later in the year. Several states continue to rely on the federal minimum wage, which has remained unchanged since 2009.
Posts tagged as “Cost of Living”
Speaker Mike Johnson announced House Republicans will surge in January to codify up to 150 of President Trump’s executive orders. The GOP says lowering costs and restoring affordability will be the centerpiece of its legislative agenda.
By Topwar They count everything, but not everything counts There is inflation, and there is price growth – we seem to have been taught that…
By John Sexton Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has avoided a snap election so far but sooner or later his time is going to run…
By PAM KEY [WARNING: Adult Language] Democratic strategist James Carville said on the Politicon podcast that Democrats are losing younger voters and black voters because…
By Bob Unruh And social media takes her apart… Inflation has hit Americans very hard ever since Joe Biden took office. The numbers show that…
By Credit Karma 96% of Americans are concerned about the current state of the economy More than a quarter of Americans (27%) “doom spend” to…
by Micaela Ricaforte After nearly three weeks of strike, University of California (UC) officials on Nov. 29 struck a tentative deal with postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers that…
By James Davey LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Europe’s retailers are hoping Black Friday discount day will get shoppers spending, though it is taking place…
by Andrew Gregory More than a million people in the UK have experienced life-threatening asthma attacks after cutting back on medicine, heating or food amid…
by Peter Caddle The French prime minister has announced that the government is dedicating an extra €1.5 billion to the state’s green agenda despite the…
By TYLER DURDEN There has been a “sharp rise” in abandoned pets in the UK as the cost-of-living has skyrocketed, according to the Hope…
By Jose Nino The United Kingdom is going through a nasty cost of living spell largely due to inflation and rising energy costs. This is…
by Tom Ozimek The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act over the weekend brings the total amount of spending in the pipeline by congressional Democrats to around $3.5 trillion…
By Jose Nino According to a poll by Primerica, inflation and fears about a stagflationary recession are making middle-class Americans pessimistic about their financial…
By WND News Services Many forced to ration medicine to pay for other living expenses (ZEROHEDGE) – A new survey finds that the cost of…
BY KURT ZINDULKA The rampant inflation and cost of living crisis is mostly the result of the decision to lock down the economy rather…
by Wendell Husebø Inflation will cost families an additional $5,520 per year, increasing from a projection in March, according to Moody’s. President Biden’s 40-year-high inflation…