Federal officials on Monday published a rule raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour, following an executive order from President Joe Biden.

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President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers.

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The Senate parliamentarian dealt a potentially lethal blow Thursday to Democrats' drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress, Senate Democratic aides said.

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Increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour would reduce the number of Americans living in poverty and boost wages for millions of Americans while adding to the federal debt and joblessness, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office projects.

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In a sign of how difficult it will to reach a deal on road funding, 52 percent of the respondents to the latest Marquette University Law School pool said they don't support raising gas taxes or fees for that purpose.

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About 100 demonstrators pushing for a $15-an-hour minimum wage prompted a McDonald's restaurant in Milwaukee to close as they gathered outside.

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Several people were injured before dawn on Tuesday when a pickup truck barreled into a group of protesters calling for higher pay and the right to form unions in Michigan, in what police said appeared to be an accident.

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Republican lawmakers are seeking co-sponsors for legislation that would prevent local governments from setting their rules and standards for various employment matters. The legislation, for instance, would prohibit local governments and the state from mandating employers enter into labor-peace agreements with unions. Under these ...

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The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors gave its approval to a resolution that would eventually lead to a $15-per-hour minimum wage for county employees and contractors.

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Minnesota will vault past Illinois, Michigan and South Dakota this week to gain the highest minimum wage in the Midwestern region at $9 an hour, which also will rank among the most-generous state wage floors in the country.

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