A new book reframes the affordability debate: the problem isn’t just prices alone, but persistently low wages.

A 2024 paper claimed higher minimum wages don't kill jobs. It was statistically significant—and almost certainly misleading.

Republicans, for a long time, had the right idea on economics with their embrace of the free market. The phrase "Free markets, free people" has been often quoted as a description of the GOP's economic ...

The last time the federal minimum wage increased, Barack Obama had just taken office, the iPhone 3GS was the hot new gadget and you could still rent DVDs at Blockbuster. Since July 2009, the number ...

I just read a letter to the editor, “Hurt by minimum-wage laws” (July 13). This letter struck me as a perfect example of a person stating an objection to something, the minimum wage, and trying to ...

Oklahoma voters will decide on State Question 832, which would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2029.

A new bill introduced Tuesday by four Democratic members of Congress would raise the federal minimum wage to $25, up from $7.25. Here's what to know about it.

A new working paper from the University of California, Santa Cruz, is raising fresh questions about the impact of California’s $20 minimum wage for fast‑food workers — and prompting a sharp rebuttal ...

If passed, the question will bring Oklahoma's minimum wage up to $12 an hour at the beginning of 2027. It would then increase ...

Oregon’s standard minimum wage will rise by 50 cents an hour on July 1, an annual pay hike for the state’s lowest-paid workers that is tied to inflation. The state’s minimum wage varies by location to ...