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EnvironmentGeorgia’s ‘America First’ license plates, Washington’s $17 minimum wage and Hawaii’s climate change tourist tax: new laws are on the books
By David A. Lieb and The Associated PressDecember 30, 2025
Arkeem and Ashley with their 6 children.
SuccessMeet the millennial father of six who rebuilt his life through the trades—and questions America’s obsession with college
By Eva RoytburgDecember 24, 2025
Arkeem and Ashley with their 6 children.
SuccessMeet the millennial father of six who went from homelessness to building a thriving trades business—and a blueprint for America’s reskilling revolution
By Eva RoytburgOctober 12, 2025
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BankingBank of America CEO admits that AI is shrinking some departments even as bank boosts minimum wage to $25
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 18, 2025
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RetailMcDonald’s CEO is grappling with a ‘two-tier economy’ as he slashes prices on value meals—and signals backing for a minimum wage increase
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 3, 2025
Donald Trump stands in a McDonald's drive-thru window, extending two paper bags in front of him.
RetailMcDonald’s CEO says Trump’s no tax on tips amplifies an ‘uneven playing field’ for its restaurants, which don’t get ‘customers to pay’ for labor
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 3, 2025
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FinanceMissouri upholds voter approval of $15 minimum wage and paid sick leave, turning back business challenge
By David A. Lieb and The Associated PressApril 30, 2025
Jesper Brodin, CEO of the Ikea Group, stands in a showroom.
SuccessA new Ikea location received a record-breaking 3,730 applications for just 150 open roles. Inside the pay and perks luring talent back to retail
By Emma BurleighFebruary 11, 2025
CommentaryAmerica’s working class barely scrapes by. An outdated image of them doesn’t help  
By Rick Wartzman and Harin ContractorJanuary 13, 2025
SuccessAmazon delivery workers strike across U.S. as shoppers await holiday packages
By Haleluya Hadero and The Associated PressDecember 19, 2024
Protesters rally
FinanceMissouri business groups sue to stop a law raising the minimum wage and requiring paid sick leave
By Summer Ballentine and The Associated PressDecember 10, 2024
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RetailStarbucks is using pens and paper to track pay after vendor hack
By Curtis Heinzl and BloombergNovember 25, 2024
PoliticsCalifornia voters reject nation-high $18 per hour minimum wage ballot measure
By The Associated PressNovember 20, 2024
CommentaryHow the Democratic Party lost American workers: It’s the minimum wage, stupid
By John DriscollNovember 8, 2024
SuccessArizona and Massachusetts will decide if the minimum wage should be lower for workers who get tipped
By Kavish Harjai and The Associated PressOctober 21, 2024
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