The state seeing the highest increase in minimum wage on January 1, 2026 is Hawaii - an increase of $2.00.

On New Year’s Day 2026, 19 states will raise their minimum wage in what business owners are calling a potential boost to consumer spending that will strengthen local economies. While some states will ...

Less than six months after voters approved a range of populist changes under a pair of ballot issues, Missouri's legislature continues work to roll many of them back. In November 2024, voters approved ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a voter-approved ballot measure gradually raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and requiring employers to provide ...

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, speaks as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, appears in front of the Senate Health, Education ...

Florida remains on schedule to reach a $15 minimum wage next year under Amendment 2, as 88 jurisdictions nationwide move to ...

The federal minimum wage hasn't budged from $7.25 since July 2009.

California prepares another minimum wage increase for 2026 as inflation formulas trigger annual adjustments and several ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A Republican Senator wants to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, and he said his plan is inspired by a Missouri workers rights movement. Republican U.S. Sen.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of the results of the November election regarding Proposition A, which raises the state’s minimum wage and expands paid sick leave.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Xzavior Jamison, 7, of St. Louis, joins his mother (not pictured) in a demonstration of mostly fast food workers asking for ...